Last Sunday morning I grabbed my camera, bug spray, and sunblock and headed to Tulsa’s Oxley Nature Center to see what I could see.
Right at the visitor center entrance I found this bush quivering with all sorts of butterflies. Can’t really see all of them in the photo so check out the short video below.
It was a good start to my outing.
I went a little ways into the trails and found this guy, a red spotted purple butterfly from what google lens tells me.
And later on I found a great blue heron looking for their lunch. A bonus turtle is in the background.
And a female cardinal with her lunch in her beak already.
Another view of the same bird.
And a very fuzzy view of an indigo bunting. Those little guys are active flitting here and then there. I am still learning how to spot the little ones and take photos of them. Sometimes I just have to be happy with spotting a glimpse of them.
So I heard a lot more birds than I got photos of them. It is nice hearing them and the Merlin app is wonderful deciphering what kind of birds there are.
Sometimes I see a lot of deer at Oxley. The Oxley staff says they are overpopulated with deer. There is lots of food for them now, not so much in the winter. Below is a short video of the fawn.
I looked all over for their mom and didn’t see it. They are generally protective of their babies.
So I wibble wobbled around the preserve for a little less than three miles and enjoyed myself thoroughly. And to part, a poem from the former Artist in Residence at Oxley, Sasha. I thought it was pretty cool. And short, I love short poems.
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I’m glad someone is seeing butterflies. I hope the cardinal wasn’t lunching on one of the monarchs.
It sure feels great to get out in nature, especially when you see so much! I love the deer best! Hugs, Diane
wow! What a great place you went to get these awesome photos and video ~ Gorgeous butterflies and love the little fawn ~ thanks for commenting on my blog ~ Happy Weekend to you ~ ^_^
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It is good you are getting out for walks in nature.
I love all the butterflies, great video.
Nice photos of the Cardinal and the Indigo Bunting and the Great Blue Heron.
The fawns are a favorite, they are so cute.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your critter post. Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
…Alan, your butterflies are beauties, I’ve seen a few. Yesterday we saw a few herons.
Beautiful captures and a calming read.
What a lovely little post. Nice photos of your visit at the nature center.
Wonderful Post of the nature. I love this too… my favorite is here the fawn.
Thank you for sharing.