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Eastern White Pine

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/17/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/17/24

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine

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Blue Jay

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/16/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/16/24

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay

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Guest Article: An Unlikely Quad

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/8/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/8/24

Guest Article: An Unlikely Quad

By Gabrielle LeBeau

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Return of the Whooping Crane to Alabama

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/5/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/5/24

Return of the Whooping Crane to Alabama

By Dwight Cooley

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A Brief History of Sandhill Cranes on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/1/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/1/24

A Brief History of Sandhill Cranes on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

By Dwight Cooley

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Zig Zag Goldenrod

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/27/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/27/24

Zig Zag Goldenrod

Solidago flexicaulis (Zig Zag Goldenrod)

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Double-Crested Cormorant

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/22/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/22/24

Double-Crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus Double-Crested Cormorant

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American Five-Lined Skink

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/16/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/16/24

American Five-Lined Skink

Plestiodon fasciatus American Five-Lined Skink

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Snowy Egret

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/11/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/11/24

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula Snowy Egret

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Cloudless Sulphur

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/3/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/3/24

Cloudless Sulphur

Phoebis sennae Cloudless Sulphur

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Great Blue Heron

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/30/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/30/24

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron

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Red-Headed Woodpecker

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/22/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/22/24

Red-Headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-Headed Woodpecker

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Cardinal Flower

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/16/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/16/24

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal Flower

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Great Egret

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/15/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/15/24

Great Egret

Ardea alba Great Egret

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Our Chimney Swift Tower

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/10/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/10/24

Our Chimney Swift Tower

Chimney Swift Tower on the Refuge

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Great Blue Lobelia

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/9/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/9/24

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica, Great Blue Lobelia, Blue Lobelia

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Green Heron

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/9/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/9/24

Green Heron

Butorides virescens Green Heron

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Green-Headed Coneflower

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/2/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/2/24

Green-Headed Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata, Green-Headed Coneflower

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Great Horned Owl

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 7/31/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 7/31/24

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl

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Buckeye Butterfly

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 7/22/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 7/22/24

Buckeye Butterfly

Junonia coenia Buckeye Butterfly

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Photos courtesy of George Lee, Tom Ress, and Trey Moody

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