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Hidden Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 29, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Sep... #birds #hummingbird #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) was perched in a tree mostly hidden by out of focus foliage watching me make the photo in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 29, 2026. The bird would not pose for me.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 03/10/2026

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 26, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Sep... #birds #kite #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

Two Mississippi Kites (Ictinia mississippiensis) were standing on the top of an Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) tree in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 26, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 02/10/2026

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) moulting in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 26, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Sep... #birds #moulting #crosstimbersEcoregion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) that was moulting was standing on a wild grape vine with crest lowered in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 26, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 01/10/2026

Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) on wild grape vine in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 26, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Sep... #birds #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography #crosstimbersEcoregion

A Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) was standing on a wild grape vine in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 26, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 30/09/2026

Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) on wild grape vine in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 24, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Sep... #birds #crosstimbersEcoregion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) was standing on a wild grape vine in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 24, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 29/09/2026

House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 23, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Sep... #birds #crosstimbersEcoregion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) was standing on a wild grape vine in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 23, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 28/09/2026

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) moulting in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 23, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Sep... #birds #crestfallen #moulting #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography #cardinal

A Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) was moulting in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 23, 2026. He was standing on a cedar tree branch with crest lowered. It looks like bare spots where old feathers have fallen off but new feathers have not finished growing.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 26/09/2026

House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 23, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Sep... #birds #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) was standing on an Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) tree partially hidden by foliage and shadow in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 23, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 25/09/2026

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 22, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Sep... #birds #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography #birdbath

A Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) was standing on a concrete birdbath in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 22, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 24/09/2026

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 16, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Sep... #birds #bunting #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) was standing on an Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) twig in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 16, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 23/09/2026

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 16, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Sep... #birds #kite #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) was soaring over Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 16, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 22/09/2026

House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 10, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #finch #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) was standing in bright sunlight with dark shadow in the background in an Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) tree in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 10, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 21/09/2026

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 10, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #bunting #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) was standing on a bird feeder with seeds in his mouth in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 10, 2026. The bird was standing in bright sunlight with dark shade in the background.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 19/09/2026

Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 8, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #crosstimbersEcoregion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) was standing on a branch of an Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) tree in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 8, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 18/09/2026

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 7, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #bunting #wildlife #wildlifephotography #crosstimbersEcoregion #Oklahoma #photography

A Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) was standing on a branch in the shade in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 7, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 17/09/2026

House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 7, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #lichen #crosstimbersEcoregion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) was standing on a twig near colorful lichen in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 7, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 16/09/2026

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) hiding in shadows in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 7, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #bunting #crosstimbersEcoregion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) was hiding in shadows standing on a twig in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 7, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 15/09/2026

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 7, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #kite #soaring #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) was soaring in a blue sky in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 7, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 14/09/2026

Dione vanillae (Also called Agraulis vanillae, Gulf fritillary, or passion butterfly) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 2, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #butterfly #pollinator #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Dione vanillae (Also called Agraulis vanillae, Gulf fritillary, or passion butterfly) was standing on a flower in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 2, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 12/09/2026

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 31, 2026 Some camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... Long caption in alt text #birds #kite #crosstimbersEcoregion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) was standing on an Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) tree near leaves of a Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) vine in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 31, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 11/09/2026

Young Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 28, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #bluejays #corvids #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography #Corvidae

A Young Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) seemed to be posing for a portrait in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 28, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 10/09/2026

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 28, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #lichen #crosstimbersEcoregion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) was holding a large green insect while standing on a small branch that was encrusted in lichens in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 28, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 09/09/2026

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 20, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #whitetailedDeer #surburbanWildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) was standing on grass in the shadows near the road in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 20, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 08/09/2026

Juvenile Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) on wild grape vine in Norman, Oklahoma, US on July 19, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #cardinal #wildlife #wildlifephotography #crosstimbersEcoregion #Oklahoma #photography

A juvenile Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) was standing on a wild grape vine with crest raised in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 19, 2026. The bird was so young that the beak was black instead of orange in color.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 07/09/2026

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) moulting in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 19, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #cardinal #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography #crestfallen

A male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) that was moulting was standing with crest lowered in an Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) tree in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 19, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 05/09/2026

Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 19, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #wildlife #wildlifephotography #crosstimbersEcoregion #Oklahoma #photography

A Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) was standing on an Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) tree in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 19, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 04/09/2026

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States, July 16, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... Long caption in alt text. #birds #corvids #wildlife #wildlifephotography #crosstimbersEcoregion #Oklahoma #photography

An American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) was standing on the very top of an Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) tree near leaves of a Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) vine in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 16, 2026. This crow was on watch duty and would warn the murder of any unapproved activity in the neighborhood or comment if the old human puts out stale bread.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 03/09/2026

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 16, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #titmouse #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography #crosstimbersEcoregion

A Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) was standing on a dead twig of a wild grape vine in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 16, 2026. The bird is in sunlight with very dark shadow in the background.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 02/09/2026

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) on Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 15, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #kite #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) was standing on the very top of an Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) tree near leaves of a Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) vine in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 15, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 01/09/2026

Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) in Norman, Oklahoma, US on July 15, 2026 Some camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography The photo is grainy because not enough photons were arriving at the camera sensor to average out to a solid color.

A Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) was standing at the end of a dead branch in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 15, 2026. The photo is grainy because not enough photons were arriving at the camera sensor to average out to a solid color.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 31/08/2026

Great Egret (Ardea alba) at Lake Thunderbird in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 7, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #LakeThunderbird #redDirtWater #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Great Egret (Ardea alba) was standing on driftwood at Lake Thunderbird in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 7, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 29/08/2026

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) at Lake Thunderbird in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 7, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #ducks #LakeThunderbird #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

Two Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) were standing on chunks of broken concrete surrounded by water at Lake Thunderbird in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 7, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 26/08/2026

Great Egret (Ardea alba) at Lake Thunderbird in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 7, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #LakeThunderbird #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Great Egret (Ardea alba) was standing on rocks at the edge of Lake Thunderbird in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 7, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 25/08/2026

Monarda citriodora (also called Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint) in Norman, #Oklahoma, US, July 6, 2026 camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #wildflower #nativeplants #naturephotography #photography

Monarda citriodora (also called Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint) was blooming in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 6, 2026. The background is green because there was out of focus foliage. The colors are muted because it was cloudy.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 24/08/2026

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Norman, #Oklahoma, US, July 4, 2026 Grain in the photo illustrates Poisson distribution of photons Some camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #deer #suburbanWildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

A White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) was hiding in dark shadows in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 4, 2026. There was so little light that the photo looks grainy. There were not enough photons to average into a nice solid color. The grain in the photo shows the Poissonian distribution of photons arriving at the camera sensor.
https://www.strollswithmydog.com/photons-poisson-shot-noise/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon_statistics

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 22/08/2026

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 2, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #deer #Odocoileus #suburbanWildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) with velvet antlers was looking back over his shoulder at me as I made this photo in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 2, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 21/08/2026

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on June 29, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #rabbit #bunny #suburbanWildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

An Eastern Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) was sitting motionless in an attempt to be invisible, but was ready to run, in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on June 29, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 20/08/2026

Hoary Edge (Cecropterus lyciades) butterfly in Norman, #Oklahoma, US on June 26, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... There is a #Zinnia species native to Oklahoma, but this is a cultivar. #butterfly #naturephotography #photography

A Hoary Edge (Cecropterus lyciades) butterfly was standing on a Zinnia cultivar in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on June 26, 2026. There is a Zinnia species native to Oklahoma, but this is a cultivar likely derived from a species native to Mexico.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 19/08/2026

Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) on Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) in Norman, #Oklahoma, US, June 25, 2026 Some camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #warbler #crosstimbersEcoregion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

A Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) was walking up the trunk of an Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) tree in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on June 25, 2026. In the photo there are also Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) vines and oak twigs with lichen. The Crosstimbers ECOregion has a variety of species.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 18/08/2026

Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) on Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) in Norman, #Oklahoma, United States on June 25, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #warbler #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

A Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) was standing on a Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) vine in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on June 25, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 17/08/2026

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) on Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) in Norman, #Oklahoma, United States on June 25, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #kite #cedar #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

A Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) was standing on the highest part of an Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) tree in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on June 25, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 16/08/2026

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on June 25, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #cardinal #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) was standing on a vine in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on June 25, 2026. The bird was mature enough to have an orange beak but still had some black feathers.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 15/08/2026

I am back, making photos again Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on June 22, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug... #birds #cardinal #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) was standing with his crest lowered in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on June 22, 2026.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 21/07/2026

Maybe using antlers to shake bird feeder will cause something good to fall out old photo White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Norman, #Oklahoma, Aug. 24, 2021 camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Sep... #deer #suburbanWildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

A White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) was using his antlers to shake a bird feeder in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 24, 2021.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 20/07/2026

old photo Ouachita map turtles (Graptemys ouachitensis) at Lake Thunderbird in Norman, Oklahoma, September 13, 2021 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Sep... #turtle #LakeThunderbird #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

Two Ouachita map turtles (Graptemys ouachitensis) were on a sandstone rock surrounded by water at Lake Thunderbird in Norman, Oklahoma, September 13, 2021.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 18/07/2026

old photo American Robin (Turdus migratorius) in Norman, Oklahoma, US on September 13, 2021 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Sep... #birds #robin #crosstimbersEcoregion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

An American Robin (Turdus migratorius) was standing on a branch in sunlight with dark shade in the background in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on September 13, 2021.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 17/07/2026

Old photo Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) in Norman, Oklahoma, September 13, 2021 A hawk making lazy circles in the sky Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Sep... #birds #hawk #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) was soaring on updrafts in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on September 13, 2021. I like to think this is the kind of hawk that was referenced in the song "Oklahoma".

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 16/07/2026

old photo, I have not kept up with making new ones Great Egret (Ardea alba) at Lake Thunderbird in Norman, #Oklahoma, US on Sep. 13, 2021 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Sep... #birds #lakeThunderbird #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

A Great Egret (Ardea alba) was walking in the water near the shore at Lake Thunderbird in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on September 13, 2021.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 14/07/2026

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) at Lake Thunderbird in Norman, Oklahoma, September 13, 2021 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Sep... #deer #whitetailedDeer #LakeThunderbird #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

Two White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), one adult and one young enough to still have white spots, were grazing at Lake Thunderbird in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on September 13, 2021.

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jrm.rsok.com @jrm.rsok.com · 13/07/2026

old photo Great Egret (Ardea alba) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa Co., Oklahoma, US on September 21, 2021 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Sep... #birds #SaltplainsNWR #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Great Egret (Ardea alba) was standing in shallow water near mud exposed by drought at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States on September 21, 2021.

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