{"id":14499,"date":"2023-05-13T08:47:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T13:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=14499"},"modified":"2023-05-13T08:47:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T13:47:07","slug":"saturdays-critters-exploring-oxley-nature-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=14499","title":{"rendered":"Saturday’s Critters – Exploring Oxley Nature Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I headed out recently to Oxley Nature Center in north Tulsa to hike the trails and see what kind of animals were out and about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During the middle of the day I didn’t expect to find any deer but I found a small family of three resting in the woods. They didn’t seem too bothered by me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This young one was browsing then laid down with its back to me. Go Away!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I found this cool butterfly resting on a trail. Google Lens tells me that it is a Gorgone Checkerspot. I have never heard of such a thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This turtle was catching a few rays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two grown and two baby geese (goslings). I’ve done my research and apparently you can’t call a group of geese less than five in number a gaggle of geese. A group of swimming geese is called a plump. So here is plump of geese. I find the names of groups of animals fascinating. My favorite is a Murder of Crows. So I can truthfully say that I have seen a few murders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A raft of ducks. I think this raft is blue wing teals according to google lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And a solitary great blue heron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Too blurry of a photo for an ID but these birds were swooping all over the place. I got a new word maybe. A group of unidentified blurry birds flying really fast is called a Swoop. You heard it first here. You better check in often to keep up to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I found this funky looking dragonfly on a trail. Not good enough of a photo to get google lens to give me results that I am happy with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And on the home front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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