http://stevecreek.com Wildlife And Nature Photography By Steve Creek - Specializing in Arkansas and Oklahoma Wildlife Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:24:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 SteveCreekOutdoorshttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SteveCreekOutdoors/~3/i0vUyMSSH60/ http://stevecreek.com/the-state-bird-of-seven-states/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:41:57 +0000 Steve Creek http://stevecreek.com/?p=10949 <a href="http://stevecreek.com/the-state-bird-of-seven-states/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" height="100" src="http://stevecreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Northern-Cardinal_120124_1617-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="A Female Northern Cardinal" title="Northern Cardinal_120124_1617" /></a>My backyard bird for the day is the Northern Cardinal. These birds are a daily visitor to my yard. I lost a male last week to a hawk. The Northern Cardinal is the state bird of these seven states: North Carolina, West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Virginia. Birds that I am seeing this [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://stevecreek.com">Steve Creek Outdoors</a><br/><br/><a href="http://stevecreek.com/the-state-bird-of-seven-states/">The State Bird Of Seven States</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rueud5fdv6GZyju_4oyjSdxYGVc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rueud5fdv6GZyju_4oyjSdxYGVc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rueud5fdv6GZyju_4oyjSdxYGVc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rueud5fdv6GZyju_4oyjSdxYGVc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=i0vUyMSSH60:4oIbCwjOmuQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?i=i0vUyMSSH60:4oIbCwjOmuQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=i0vUyMSSH60:4oIbCwjOmuQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=i0vUyMSSH60:4oIbCwjOmuQ: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/i0vUyMSSH60" height="1" width="1"/> http://stevecreek.com/the-state-bird-of-seven-states/feed/ 7 http://stevecreek.com/the-state-bird-of-seven-states/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SteveCreekOutdoors/~3/H9bwOvvenfc/ http://stevecreek.com/carolina-chickadee-bookends/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:30:01 +0000 Steve Creek http://stevecreek.com/?p=10944 <a href="http://stevecreek.com/carolina-chickadee-bookends/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" height="100" src="http://stevecreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Carolina-Chickadee_120111_0878-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="A Carolina Chickadee" title="Carolina Chickadee_120111_0878" /></a>My backyard bird for the day is the Carolina Chickadee. These are regulars at my feeders but they are a little difficult to photograph. They come into the feeder and grab a sunflower and then fly into a nearby tree to eat it. I have seen videos and photos of people hand feeding these birds [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://stevecreek.com">Steve Creek Outdoors</a><br/><br/><a href="http://stevecreek.com/carolina-chickadee-bookends/">Carolina Chickadee Bookends</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PnrrSwETPaNRuNgyg_1Jjg-hS2Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PnrrSwETPaNRuNgyg_1Jjg-hS2Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PnrrSwETPaNRuNgyg_1Jjg-hS2Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PnrrSwETPaNRuNgyg_1Jjg-hS2Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=H9bwOvvenfc:dSyMqDArpsY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?i=H9bwOvvenfc:dSyMqDArpsY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=H9bwOvvenfc:dSyMqDArpsY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=H9bwOvvenfc:dSyMqDArpsY: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/H9bwOvvenfc" height="1" width="1"/> http://stevecreek.com/carolina-chickadee-bookends/feed/ 11 http://stevecreek.com/carolina-chickadee-bookends/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SteveCreekOutdoors/~3/4cqQWWDC47Y/ http://stevecreek.com/the-state-bird-of-south-carolina/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:35:18 +0000 Steve Creek http://stevecreek.com/?p=10935 <a href="http://stevecreek.com/the-state-bird-of-south-carolina/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" height="100" src="http://stevecreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Carolina-Wren_120105_0630-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="A Carolina Wren In My Backyard Here In Arkansas" title="Carolina Wren_120105_0630" /></a>I am posting photos this week of the birds I am seeing in my backyard this winter. Yesterday I posted photos of the Red-bellied Woodpecker. Today it&#8217;s the Carolina Wren. Carolina wrens are small but very vocal animals. Males are especially outgoing and are the only ones to produce songs. They employ one of the [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://stevecreek.com">Steve Creek Outdoors</a><br/><br/><a href="http://stevecreek.com/the-state-bird-of-south-carolina/">The State Bird Of South Carolina</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b-k3FO0mY8MC_N1q-Z_vINij5Ag/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b-k3FO0mY8MC_N1q-Z_vINij5Ag/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b-k3FO0mY8MC_N1q-Z_vINij5Ag/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b-k3FO0mY8MC_N1q-Z_vINij5Ag/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=4cqQWWDC47Y:m2yMCYiZg4g:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?i=4cqQWWDC47Y:m2yMCYiZg4g:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=4cqQWWDC47Y:m2yMCYiZg4g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=4cqQWWDC47Y:m2yMCYiZg4g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveCreekOutdoors/~4/4cqQWWDC47Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://stevecreek.com/the-state-bird-of-south-carolina/feed/ 9 http://stevecreek.com/the-state-bird-of-south-carolina/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SteveCreekOutdoors/~3/vYiNV2BqbQs/ http://stevecreek.com/male-red-bellied-woodpecker/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:59:09 +0000 Steve Creek http://stevecreek.com/?p=10923 <a href="http://stevecreek.com/male-red-bellied-woodpecker/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" height="100" src="http://stevecreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Red-bellied-Woodpecker_111229_0552-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Red-bellied Woodpecker" title="Red-bellied Woodpecker_111229_0552" /></a>I will be posting photos this week of some of the birds that are visiting my backyard this winter. I have not had the numbers this year like I have had in the past. I think the main reason is because I have several Hawks that have been hanging around. The Hawks have killed two [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://stevecreek.com">Steve Creek Outdoors</a><br/><br/><a href="http://stevecreek.com/male-red-bellied-woodpecker/">Female Red-bellied Woodpecker</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w-IEnL2PFILxaetSTbyVOpXWHyQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w-IEnL2PFILxaetSTbyVOpXWHyQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w-IEnL2PFILxaetSTbyVOpXWHyQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w-IEnL2PFILxaetSTbyVOpXWHyQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=vYiNV2BqbQs:jqIOOgM-Q14:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?i=vYiNV2BqbQs:jqIOOgM-Q14:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=vYiNV2BqbQs:jqIOOgM-Q14:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=vYiNV2BqbQs:jqIOOgM-Q14: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/vYiNV2BqbQs" height="1" width="1"/> http://stevecreek.com/male-red-bellied-woodpecker/feed/ 19 http://stevecreek.com/male-red-bellied-woodpecker/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SteveCreekOutdoors/~3/cmXYBrH8mbY/ http://stevecreek.com/buy-prints-greeting-cards/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:40:30 +0000 Steve Creek http://stevecreek.com/?p=10916 <a href="http://stevecreek.com/buy-prints-greeting-cards/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" height="100" src="http://stevecreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Steve-Creek_9490-2-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="A Photo of Steve Creek" title="Steve Creek_9490-2" /></a>Throughout my years of wildlife photography, I continue to receive requests to obtain my photos, mostly by nature centers, refuges, parks, etc. But recently I have been receiving numerous requests from private individuals who would like to purchase prints. My passion is being in the field and taking the walks in nature and photographing and [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://stevecreek.com">Steve Creek Outdoors</a><br/><br/><a href="http://stevecreek.com/buy-prints-greeting-cards/">Buy Prints / Greeting Cards</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RjRyav95qM9r40WAUH2HVD-n06o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RjRyav95qM9r40WAUH2HVD-n06o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RjRyav95qM9r40WAUH2HVD-n06o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RjRyav95qM9r40WAUH2HVD-n06o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=cmXYBrH8mbY:kQ5zesO0E1g:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?i=cmXYBrH8mbY:kQ5zesO0E1g:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=cmXYBrH8mbY:kQ5zesO0E1g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveCreekOutdoors?a=cmXYBrH8mbY:kQ5zesO0E1g: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/cmXYBrH8mbY" height="1" width="1"/> http://stevecreek.com/buy-prints-greeting-cards/feed/ 5 http://stevecreek.com/buy-prints-greeting-cards/