http://stevecreek.com Wildlife And Nature Photography By Steve Creek - Specializing in Arkansas and Oklahoma Wildlife Thu, 17 May 2012 10:23:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 SteveCreekOutdoorshttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SteveCreekOutdoors/~3/qQtRIFUNcMQ/ http://stevecreek.com/bluebird-passing-food-to-its-mate/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 10:23:01 +0000 Steve Creek http://stevecreek.com/?p=11482 <a href="http://stevecreek.com/bluebird-passing-food-to-its-mate/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" height="100" src="http://stevecreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Eastern-Bluebirds_120423_4389-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Eastern Bluebird Getting Ready To Pass Food To Its Mate" title="Eastern Bluebirds_120423_4389" /></a>I was photographing the Eastern Bluebirds feeding their young when the male Bluebird showed up as the female was getting ready to leave. He just passed the food to her and she then fed the young. More photos of these bluebirds I have posted this week: Bluebird Feeding Young Baby Bluebird Checking Out The New [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://stevecreek.com">Steve Creek Outdoors</a><br/><br/><a href="http://stevecreek.com/bluebird-passing-food-to-its-mate/">Bluebird Passing Food To Its Mate</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4AtqOZupRnhcc022cCIo_swlq4Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4AtqOZupRnhcc022cCIo_swlq4Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4AtqOZupRnhcc022cCIo_swlq4Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4AtqOZupRnhcc022cCIo_swlq4Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=qQtRIFUNcMQ:qaMeXWBgCyM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?i=qQtRIFUNcMQ:qaMeXWBgCyM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=qQtRIFUNcMQ:qaMeXWBgCyM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=qQtRIFUNcMQ:qaMeXWBgCyM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveCreekOutdoors/~4/qQtRIFUNcMQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://stevecreek.com/bluebird-passing-food-to-its-mate/feed/ 0 http://stevecreek.com/bluebird-passing-food-to-its-mate/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SteveCreekOutdoors/~3/HJjkcrQJ5CY/ http://stevecreek.com/bluebird-feeding-young/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 10:40:07 +0000 Steve Creek http://stevecreek.com/?p=11471 <a href="http://stevecreek.com/bluebird-feeding-young/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" height="100" src="http://stevecreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Eastern-Bluebird-Feeding_120501_4934-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Bluebird Feed Young" title="Eastern Bluebird Feeding_120501_4934" /></a>I am writing this post while sitting in my camper at Angelfire, New Mexico. I plan on staying a few more days if the weather clears up. I hope you are enjoying the Bluebird photos I have been posting the past couple of days. These were taken in my yard a couple of weeks ago. [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://stevecreek.com">Steve Creek Outdoors</a><br/><br/><a href="http://stevecreek.com/bluebird-feeding-young/">Bluebird Feeding Young</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vriFAFEmkvRZxIfkmNa84Iiobpw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vriFAFEmkvRZxIfkmNa84Iiobpw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vriFAFEmkvRZxIfkmNa84Iiobpw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vriFAFEmkvRZxIfkmNa84Iiobpw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=HJjkcrQJ5CY:CKQsvd36V3M:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?i=HJjkcrQJ5CY:CKQsvd36V3M:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=HJjkcrQJ5CY:CKQsvd36V3M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=HJjkcrQJ5CY:CKQsvd36V3M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveCreekOutdoors/~4/HJjkcrQJ5CY" height="1" width="1"/> http://stevecreek.com/bluebird-feeding-young/feed/ 4 http://stevecreek.com/bluebird-feeding-young/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SteveCreekOutdoors/~3/RRPex90sjLU/ http://stevecreek.com/baby-bluebird-checking-out-the-new-world/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 10:51:49 +0000 Steve Creek http://stevecreek.com/?p=11467 <a href="http://stevecreek.com/baby-bluebird-checking-out-the-new-world/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" height="100" src="http://stevecreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Eastern-Bluebird-Young_120430_4838-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Eastern Bluebird Looking Out Of Nesting Box" title="Eastern Bluebird Young_120430_4838" /></a>I should still be in New Mexico or Oklahoma when you see this post. The weather could be better but I am still having a great time on this camping trip. I am sharing the photos I took of the Eastern Bluebirds that nested in my yard this spring. Post from: Steve Creek OutdoorsBaby Bluebird [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://stevecreek.com">Steve Creek Outdoors</a><br/><br/><a href="http://stevecreek.com/baby-bluebird-checking-out-the-new-world/">Baby Bluebird Checking Out The New World</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7ssEp-cuXtsk8GcTWic3xlLeT2c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7ssEp-cuXtsk8GcTWic3xlLeT2c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7ssEp-cuXtsk8GcTWic3xlLeT2c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7ssEp-cuXtsk8GcTWic3xlLeT2c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=RRPex90sjLU:jxATGeD1kBo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?i=RRPex90sjLU:jxATGeD1kBo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=RRPex90sjLU:jxATGeD1kBo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=RRPex90sjLU:jxATGeD1kBo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveCreekOutdoors/~4/RRPex90sjLU" height="1" width="1"/> http://stevecreek.com/baby-bluebird-checking-out-the-new-world/feed/ 3 http://stevecreek.com/baby-bluebird-checking-out-the-new-world/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SteveCreekOutdoors/~3/gb02WrNHftQ/ http://stevecreek.com/eastern-bluebird-with-a-grub/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 10:46:48 +0000 Steve Creek http://stevecreek.com/?p=11461 <a href="http://stevecreek.com/eastern-bluebird-with-a-grub/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" height="100" src="http://stevecreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Eastern-Bluebird_120424_4589-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Eastern Bluebird With A Gub Worm " title="Eastern Bluebird_120424_4589" /></a>I watched a family of Bluebirds again this spring in my yard so I wanted to share a few photos of them this week. I am at Angel Fire, New Mexico so I may have trouble getting back to you because of internet service. (My site allows me to schedule posts ahead of time. This [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://stevecreek.com">Steve Creek Outdoors</a><br/><br/><a href="http://stevecreek.com/eastern-bluebird-with-a-grub/">Eastern Bluebird With A Grub</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X2fuYgV8VvyKEyKzsOzZzaG8GXA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X2fuYgV8VvyKEyKzsOzZzaG8GXA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X2fuYgV8VvyKEyKzsOzZzaG8GXA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X2fuYgV8VvyKEyKzsOzZzaG8GXA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=gb02WrNHftQ:43C0uB0AtfE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?i=gb02WrNHftQ:43C0uB0AtfE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=gb02WrNHftQ:43C0uB0AtfE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=gb02WrNHftQ:43C0uB0AtfE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveCreekOutdoors/~4/gb02WrNHftQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://stevecreek.com/eastern-bluebird-with-a-grub/feed/ 9 http://stevecreek.com/eastern-bluebird-with-a-grub/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SteveCreekOutdoors/~3/f1qvayRPrq8/ http://stevecreek.com/carolina-chickadee-removing-fecal-sac/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 10:23:51 +0000 Steve Creek http://stevecreek.com/?p=11455 <a href="http://stevecreek.com/carolina-chickadee-removing-fecal-sac/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" height="100" src="http://stevecreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Carolina-Chickadee_120421_4224-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Carolina Chickadee With Fecal Sac" title="Carolina Chickadee_120421_4224" /></a>I caught this Carolina Chickadee removing a dirty diaper (fecal sac). The fecal sac is a mucous membrane, generally white or clear with a dark end, that surrounds the feces of some species of nestling birds. It allows parent birds to more easily remove fecal material from the nest. (Wikipedia) Thanks to Darlene Hayden for [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://stevecreek.com">Steve Creek Outdoors</a><br/><br/><a href="http://stevecreek.com/carolina-chickadee-removing-fecal-sac/">Carolina Chickadee Removing Fecal Sac</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gOr1IFp61BoCLqKl4erM7TMP0OQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gOr1IFp61BoCLqKl4erM7TMP0OQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gOr1IFp61BoCLqKl4erM7TMP0OQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gOr1IFp61BoCLqKl4erM7TMP0OQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=f1qvayRPrq8:Fuyf1z3apfs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?i=f1qvayRPrq8:Fuyf1z3apfs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=f1qvayRPrq8:Fuyf1z3apfs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=f1qvayRPrq8:Fuyf1z3apfs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveCreekOutdoors/~4/f1qvayRPrq8" height="1" width="1"/> http://stevecreek.com/carolina-chickadee-removing-fecal-sac/feed/ 1 http://stevecreek.com/carolina-chickadee-removing-fecal-sac/