{"id":3128,"date":"2015-02-07T11:31:29","date_gmt":"2015-02-07T17:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/?p=3128"},"modified":"2015-02-07T11:31:29","modified_gmt":"2015-02-07T17:31:29","slug":"oklahoma-in-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/2015\/02\/07\/oklahoma-in-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma in November"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oklahoma in November is normally an incredible place for wildlife and landscapes.\u00a0 Anticipating that, I put together a little photo tour this past autumn and four of us headed for the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge at Lawton.\u00a0\u00a0We were shocked on the morning of the first day when we awoke to high wind and plunging temperatures.\u00a0\u00a0In spite of the unusual weather, we tried to anticipate what\u00a0the animals would be doing.\u00a0 It turns out they did just what we wanted to do…find a place\u00a0behind the hills and in the canyons to soak up some sunshine and keep out of the wind.<\/p>\n

So we dressed for the cold and headed for the hills.\u00a0 The group got some amazing shots and I can only imagine how well they would have done without the wind and cold.\u00a0 Here are a few of my images to show you what is possible in southern Oklahoma in November.<\/p>\n

You can click on an image to increase its size and sharpness.\u00a0 By clicking on the right edge of a photo, you can advance through the slide show.\u00a0 Enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The remains of a stone house in the Wichta Mountains of Oklahoma.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Some of the Texas longhorn cattle that roam the refuge grasslands and hills.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Wide,<\/a>
Wide, gracefully curved horns make these cattle a photogenic icon of the western U.S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Big<\/a>
Big whitetail bucks were in the peak of rut when we arrived in Oklahoma.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lots<\/a>
Lots of wild turkey were within photo range as they searched the oak thickets and grasslands for acorns, seeds and insects.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This wild turkey gobbler was part of a flock we photographed from the car.\u00a0 I highly recommend a high quality bean bag for a Wichitas trip.<\/p>\n

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\"Photographing<\/a>
Photographing a black-tailed prairie dog as it “barks” is a challenge and one of my favorite things to do at the Wichitas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After an hour of patient sitting in a\u00a0low spot near this burrow, I was rewarded with several\u00a0interesting photos of these prairie dogs.\u00a0\u00a0 This shot was done with the Canon 7D, 500 mm lens, 1.4X teleconverter, and Gitzo tripod with Wimberley head.\u00a0 I was wearing camouflage to help me blend into the landscape.<\/p>\n

\"Ancient<\/a>
Ancient bull American bison feeding on the south side of a hill just after sunrise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A new 70-200 mm lens was mighty handy for big game photography on this trip.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A view from Mt. Scott westward across the granite Wichita Mountains.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sunlight<\/a>
Sunlight on the Wichita Mountains on a stormy autumn morning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Elk are plentiful at the refuge, but always hard to photograph from a car.\u00a0 In fact, the refuge flourishes with wildlife including many great bird species and landscape opportunities.\u00a0 Its oak covered hills and extensive grasslands can hold a photographer’s interest for many\u00a0days both in autumn and spring.<\/p>\n

I hope you can join me next year.<\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oklahoma in November is normally an incredible place for wildlife and landscapes.\u00a0 Anticipating that, I put together a little photo tour this past autumn and four of us headed for the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge at Lawton.\u00a0\u00a0We were shocked on the morning of the first day when we awoke to high wind and plunging … Continue reading Oklahoma in November<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3128"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3139,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3128\/revisions\/3139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}