American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) and Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) and Avocets and Northern Shovelers and Ring-billed Gulls were standing on or near a sand bar at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 5, 2021.

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American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) and Avocets, Northern Shovelers, Ring-billed Gulls in #Oklahoma, Nov. 5, 2021

camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Nov...

#birds #SaltplainsNWR #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) and Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) and Avocets and Northern Shovelers and Ring-billed Gulls were standing on or near a sand bar at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 5, 2021.

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American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) and Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) and Avocets and Northern Shovelers and Ring-billed Gulls at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 5, 2021

Some of the camera settings I used to […]

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American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) were walking through shallow water and finding things to eat at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 5, 2021.

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American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 5, 2021

Some camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Nov...

#birds #SaltplainsNWR #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wetlands #Oklahoma #photography

American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) were walking through shallow water and finding things to eat at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 5, 2021.

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American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 5, 2021

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at […]

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American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) were walking through shallow water among waves with heads down into the water to find food at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 5, 2021.

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American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in #Oklahoma, November 5, 2021

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Nov...

#birds #wetlands #SaltplainsNWR #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) were walking through shallow water among waves with heads down into the water to find food at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 5, 2021.

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American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 5, 2021

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at […]

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A Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) was swimming in a marsh at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States on March 3, 2026.

Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, #Oklahoma, US, March 3, 2026

Some camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Mar...

#birds #duck #SaltplainsNWR #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wetlands #marsh #photography

A Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) was swimming in a marsh at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States on March 3, 2026.

Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States on March 3, 2026

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at […]

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About sixty Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) were in the portion of the Salt Fork River that I photographed at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States on November 18, 2021. More were nearby, but not in the photo.

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Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 18, 2021

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Nov...

#birds #ducks #SaltplainsNWR #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

About sixty Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) were in the portion of the Salt Fork River that I photographed at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States on November 18, 2021. More were nearby, but not in the photo.

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Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 18, 2021

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Nov19_birds_and... […]

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Wilson's Snipes (Gallinago delicata) were hidden in the grass at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States on November 18, 2021. When I was young, there were jokes about snipe hunting and I did not know that these birds really exist.

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Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, #Oklahoma, US, Nov. 18, 2021

Some camera settings I used for this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Nov...

#birds #snipe #SaltplainsNWR #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wetlands #photography

Wilson's Snipes (Gallinago delicata) were hidden in the grass at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States on November 18, 2021. When I was young, there were jokes about snipe hunting and I did not know that these birds really exist.

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Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States on November 18, 2021

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at […]

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A large flock of Snow Geese (Anser caerulescens) and Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons) were flying to the Sand Creek Bay at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States where they landed a few minutes later on November 18, 2021.

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Snow Geese (Anser caerulescens), Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, US on Nov. 18, 2021

Camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Nov...

#birds #geese #SaltplainsNWR #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

A large flock of Snow Geese (Anser caerulescens) and Greater White-fronted Geesse (Anser albifrons) were flying to the Sand Creek Bay at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States where they landed a few minutes later on November 18, 2021.

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Snow Geese (Anser caerulescens), Greater White-fronted Geesse (Anser albifrons) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States on November 18, 2021

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at […]

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A juvenile Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was flying over Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, United States on November 18, 2021.

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Juvenile Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in #Oklahoma, US on Nov. 18, 2021

Some camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Nov...

#birds #eagle #SaltplainsNWR #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #bluesky #flying

A juvenile Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was flying over Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, United States on November 18, 2021.

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Juvenile Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, United States on November 18, 2021

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at […]

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A Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) was flying over Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, United States on November 18, 2021.

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Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in #Oklahoma, US, Nov. 18, 2021

Some camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Nov...

Also: 1-john-moyer.pixels.com/featured/cra...

#birds #SaltplainsNWR #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

A Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) was flying over Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, United States on November 18, 2021.

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Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, United States on November 18, 2021

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at […]

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Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis) were standing in shallow water with geese, pelicans, and ducks in the background of the photo at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States on November 18, 2021.

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Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 18, 2021

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Nov...

#birds #SaltplainsNWR #Oklahoma #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis) were standing in shallow water with geese, pelicans, and ducks in the background of the photo at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States on November 18, 2021.

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Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 18, 2021

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at […]

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An American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) and a Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) were wading in shallow water near driftwood at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States on November 18, 2021.

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American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) and Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in #Oklahoma, Nov. 18, 2021

Some camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Nov...

#birds #SaltplainsNWR #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

An American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) and a Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) were wading in shallow water near driftwood at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States on November 18, 2021.

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American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) and Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 18, 2021

Some of the camera settings I used to make […]

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American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) and Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) were wading in shallow water at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 18, 2021.

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American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) and Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in #Oklahoma, Nov. 18, 2021

Some camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Nov...

#birds #SaltplainsNWR #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) and Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) were wading in shallow water at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 18, 2021.

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American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) and Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 18, 2021

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at […]

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American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) and Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) were wading in shallow water at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 18, 2021.

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American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) and Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 18, 2021

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at […]

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American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) and Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) were wading in shallow water or standing on mud near the water at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 18, 2021.

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American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) and Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in #Oklahoma, Nov. 18, 2021

Some camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Nov...

#birds #SaltplainsNWR #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) and Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) were wading in shallow water or standing on mud near the water at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 18, 2021.

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American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) and Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, November 18, 2021

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at […]

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Two Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) were on a newly built nest at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States on November 25, 2025. The tree holding the previous nest had blown down in a storm.

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, #Oklahoma, United States on November 25, 2025

Some camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Nov...

#birds #eagles #saltplainsNWR #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #eaglenest

Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) were swimming in a marsh near very large fallen cottonwood trees at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States on November 25, 2025.

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa Co., #Oklahoma, US on Nov. 25, 2025

Some camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Nov...

#birds #geesea_geese #saltplainsNWR #wildlife #wildlifephotography #landscapephotography #photography #gimp

A Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) was walking through winter vegetation at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States on November 25, 2025. There are water droplets on some of the grass from earlier fog.

Western #Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, #Oklahoma, United States on Nov. 25, 2025

Some camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Nov...

#birds #lark #saltplainsNWR #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography