Saint Shrike

Ah.... I can't say that I'm proficient in being able to tell the difference.
On a side note, are five-lined more likely to live near people compared to broad-headed?

I'm not sure that they are snow drops, as snow drops have the two long petals at the sides. That being said, I've been wondering what they are for the past year or so since I've seen them growing near the lake.

I second that it is a red-tailed hawk.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-t...

It's not uncommon for storks, ibises, herons, and egrets to nest in or forage in the same area. I remember seeing some egrets in a large woodstork colony near St. Augustine.

Limpkin is a brown wading bird, where as a limpet is an invertebrate critter. ; )

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Limpk...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limpet

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barre...
This map seems to indicate they're over most of Oklahoma except the Western portion and the handle.

I think it's because it is a mutation that is locally common in some populations (like wise the white mutation seems common in a few small populations). It is likely that most of the grey squirrels that were introduced to Europe were of populations that did not have this mutation... and considering the over all population of them, I'd say it's actually rather rare in the over all population. Kinda like how the population of the Kermode black bears have a fair frequency (1/10) of a white, non-albino mutation, but outside of that population, white black bears are rare.

Yay, now I know what my big green spider is... was... they only live a year right?

Barred owl =D

I agree, daffodils that haven't bloomed yet.