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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 14h

This wild caterpillar looked like something from a sci-fi movie, but it is real and harmless. Meet the Hickory Horned Devil I found in Arkansas a few years ago.

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 17h

Tufted Titmouse Calling from a Limb

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 1d

Underside View of a Garden Spider

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 1d

Nature’s small dramas are always worth watching.
This garden spider caught and wrapped a grasshopper.

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 2d

Mourning Dove at Birdbath

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 2d

Mourning Dove at Birdbath in Morning Light

Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 3d

I photographed this Brown Thrasher right in the middle of its bath in my birdbath here in Arkansas.

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 3d

This Brown Thrasher was having the best time in the birdbath! Always a treat to see these usually shy birds let loose for a moment.

Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 4d

Brown Thrasher in a Burst of Morning Splash

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 4d

This Brown Thrasher went wild in my birdbath, pure feathered joy!

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 5d

A Carolina Wren on a thin branch, tail raised in its familiar pose.

Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 5d

Carolina Wren on Rain Gauge

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 6d

This Northern Cardinal looks like he’s had a rough week! I photographed him in my Arkansas yard in early October while he was going through his fall molt.

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 7d

A scruffy but beautiful Eastern Bluebird in the middle of molt this October morning.

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 7d

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Feeding on Red Flowers

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 8d

The fox squirrels in my yard have been working nonstop this October, gathering acorns from what looks like a true mast year.
Have you noticed more acorns or squirrel activity where you live this fall?

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 9d

This male Collared Lizard was perched on a sun-baked rock at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. He sat there with his mouth open, soaking up the heat and showing off those striking colors.

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 9d

White-tailed Fawn at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 10d

This Ruby-throated Hummingbird I saw this season paused for a quiet moment of feather care before heading south. Preening keeps their wings in perfect shape for the long flight to Central America. Always amazed by how much determination fits in something so small.

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 10d

I haven’t seen a Ruby-throated Hummingbird since October 10th. It looks like they’ve moved on for the season, but I’ll keep my feeders up a little longer just in case a late traveler passes through.

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 11d

Collared Lizard on a lichen-covered rock at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 12d

Early morning storm light and dramatic skies over Lake Jed Johnson highlight the rugged beauty of the Wichita Mountains.

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 12d

I watched this Collared Lizard soaking up the sun on a warm rock at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma).

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 13d

I photographed the historic Jed Johnson Tower at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. The stone structure, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, stands on a ridge overlooking Lake Jed Johnson and the surrounding granite hills.

I photographed the historic Jed Johnson Tower at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma just as the morning light broke through the clouds. The stone structure, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, stands on a ridge overlooking Lake Jed Johnson and the surrounding granite hills.

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Steve Creek @stevecreek.bsky.social · 13d

I photographed this weathered tree surrounded by rugged granite rocks at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

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