Capture Birds with Three Photo Tips
Wildlife photography is a great hobby that allows you to
spend more time in nature and focus on the diverse landscapes of our state. Birds
are a common feature across Oklahoma, and make for a great photography subject.
Arrange, position and time the best shot
Species Spotlight: Western Slender Glass Lizard
With traits of both a lizard and a snake, the western
slender glass lizard is a unique member of Oklahoma’s reptile world. This
secretive lizard lacks the typical four legs found on most lizards, but has ear
openings and eyelids that distinguish it from snakes. A deep fold on the each
side of the body allows this lizard to expand with large meals or during egg
carrying.
Learn more in the Wildlife Department's Field Guide
Spring Planting for Fall Monarchs
Monarch butterflies have
arrived in our state and the best thing Oklahomans can do to help these
graceful insects is make sure flowering plants – their food source – are
plentiful. Milkweeds are a staple for monarch caterpillars in the spring, but
adult butterflies rely on a variety of blooms.
With the help of the
Natural Resource Conservation Service one Osage County landowner has dedicated habitat to monarchs
Woodpeckers of the Wilderness Area
For Clay Barnes and Jordan Shope, biologist and technician
for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, “going to the office”
means driving an ATV packed with climbing gear and a telescopic camera onto a
small pontoon boat, crossing Broken Bow Lake, and then navigating the twisting
trails within McCurtain County Wilderness Area’s 14,000 acres. Together, they
manage the Wildlife Department’s original conservation area and the small
population of red-cockaded woodpeckers that call the Wilderness Area home.
This month the duo’s mission is to monitor the endangered
woodpecker’s nest cavities
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