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Scrub Oak - Dead and Alive

52 Weeks of Pix 2015

Week 40 of 52

Theme: Trees

 

I found this pair of very similar Scrub Oak trees on a recent camping trip to The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge outside Lawton, OK. They made an interesting contrast.

 

During the elk rutting season a local "friends of the Wichita's" group run Elk Bugling Tours in the early morning and late evening. I called while on the way there to see if they had any open spots on that evening's tour. They had a single cancelation and I was able to get that spot.

 

The Refuge concentrates on preservation of three species: Elk, Bison and Longhorn Cattle. It is said the refuge has the largest stretch of mixed grass prairie in North America.

 

Images of the elk are being uploaded to the following album:

 

www.flickr.com/photos/20943622@N08/albums/72157659520090156

 

Wikipedia on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge:

 

en.wikipedia.org/…/Wichita_Mountains_Wildlife_Refuge

 

All images are shot with a Nikon D7200 in HDR using Photomatix Pro processing.

 

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Uploaded on October 7, 2015
Taken on October 5, 2015