{"id":15048,"date":"2024-06-15T09:17:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T14:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=15048"},"modified":"2024-06-15T09:17:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T14:17:22","slug":"hiking-at-tulsas-oxley-nature-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=15048","title":{"rendered":"Hiking at Tulsa&#8217;s Oxley Nature Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other day I had some time so I ventured off to north Tulsa&#8217;s Oxley Nature Center to get some nature time. I wibbled and wobbled for about two miles slowly and saw a few critters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\">\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\"  src=\"https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/photos\/53788226570\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the porch at the visitor center overlooking the pond I found this bale of turtles swimming about. I googled what a group of turtles is called and it said that a group of turtles is called a &#8220;bale.&#8221; I love the names for groups of animals. My favorite is a &#8220;murder&#8221; of crows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2pXmtfc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53791299379_bf0b4cf220.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3427\" width=\"500\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the visitor center one enters a meadow where I found this black swallowtail butterfly getting something to eat. I saw lots of these critters in the park but they are really hard (for me) to photograph in the woods with the alternating shadow and sunlight. The meadow was a lot easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2pXjTH6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53790991451_0083b3ffb6_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3450\" width=\"509\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I saw lots of deer including this young one who didn&#8217;t like me and headed off across the mud in the creek behind him. I didn&#8217;t mean to stress him out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\">\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\"  src=\"https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/photos\/53788144899\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2pXn2hu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53791407160_73a74a8a99.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3457\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were lots of deer about. I&#8217;ve heard tell that the staff at Oxley think they are overpopulated with deer. It wouldn&#8217;t surprise me since every once in a while standing in a spot with good visibility I sometimes spot two or three widely separated groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2pXf2YA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53790043702_ba4355841d_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3439\" width=\"502\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I saw this deer on one of the trails. At first, due to its muddy feet, I thought it was the deer I saw earlier in the creek mud. Turns out that was a male, you could see the horns beginning to grow, and this one doesn&#8217;t have them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2pXf2TR\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53790043427_e7c3729916_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3444\" width=\"513\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I stalked this great blue heron for several minutes. It was fishing and didn&#8217;t want its photo taken so it kept moving away from me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2pXjTKq\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53790991586_7c34fdb29a_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3448\" width=\"623\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I finally got a photo of it out in the open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2pX2H3Q\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53787638688_044aba874b_c.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"370\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were lots of birds out there but I had trouble spotting them. I used my handy dandy Merlin bird ID app to identify them. Still couldn&#8217;t see them through all the tree foliage and brush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2pXmt9R\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53791299069_4696c1a839.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3443\" width=\"500\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I did spot this bird and got a photo of everything but its head. I think it is a downy woodpecker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2pXn2mN\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53791407410_542d8d1d4f.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3453\" width=\"500\" height=\"292\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also found this waddling of ducks in my wandering. Ms. Google tells me that a group of  ducks on the ground is called a &#8220;waddling.&#8221; A &#8220;badelyng&#8221; or &#8220;badling&#8221; are also acceptable terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src='https:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/modern\/activity\/embed\/15881304725' title='Oxley Nature Center Hike' width='465' height='500' frameborder='0'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had a great time. You know one species I didn&#8217;t see once I got away from the parking lot? Humans. Not a single one was sighted out on the trail. I love being retired and getting to do outdoors stuff during the week. I still feel like I am playing hooky after all these years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m linking with Eileen&#8217;s S<a href=\"https:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com\/2024\/06\/saturdays-critters-548.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com\/2024\/06\/saturdays-critters-548.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">aturday&#8217;s Critters<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day I had some time so I ventured off to north Tulsa&#8217;s Oxley Nature Center to get some nature time. I wibbled and wobbled for about two miles slowly and saw a few critters. From the porch at the visitor center overlooking the pond I found this bale of turtles swimming about. 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