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The Loner (Or is he?)

By: Christena August 31, 2016August 26, 2018

Christena's PhotographyAoudad, Carlsbad Caverns, Ecology, Mammals, Nature, Nature Photography, Nature Stories, New Mexico Wildlife, Sheep, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography, Wildlife SurprisesLeave a Comment

Captured at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Photograph – © Christena Stephens Photography

Experiencing a Bat Flight

By: Christena October 30, 2015January 24, 2018

Nature StoriesBats, Batweek, Batweek 2015, Black and White Photography, Carlsbad Caverns NP, Mexican free-tailed bats, Nature, New Mexico Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife PhotographyLeave a Comment

It first starts with an incoming swoosh of cave swallows entering the cave for their nightly rest. Then in timed synchronization, the second and third set of swallows fly in taking up their spots within the cavern entrance. Then a distant faint thunderous, fluttering noise is heard caused by thousands upon thousands of bat wings circling…

A Chance Encounter with Aoudad Sheep Lambs

By: Christena March 21, 2015March 21, 2015

Nature StoriesAmmotragus lervia, Aoudad, Aoudad Lambs, Carlsbad Caverns, Exotics, Mammals, Nature Stories, New Mexico Wildlife, Texas Wildlife, Wildlife Photography2 Comments

There is always a first for everything and I recently got to see Aoudad sheep (Ammotragus lervia) lambs for the first time. Thanks to my friend, Emily, who had already taken photos of these babes, I was on the look out for them as Sharla and I was driving into Carlsbad Caverns National Park in…

The Voice of a Meadowlark

By: Christena February 20, 2015February 20, 2015

Christena's PhotographyAvian, Grulla National Wildlife Refuge, Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Stories, New Mexico Wildlife, Sturnella neglecta, Texas Wildlife, Western Meadowlark, Wildlife Photography2 Comments

You’re stopped on the High Plains of Texas, get out of your car and then you hear a call that sounds like a low throaty explosive chuck. Then the sound turns into a rich flute-like jumble of gurgling notes descending the music scale. If you are stopped anywhere in the High Plains of Texas along…