National Wildlife Refuges – Daryl Marling Photography

08/18/2013 Wichita Mountains Wildlife Reserve

by darylpublished September 8, 2013January 3, 2017Leave a comment

I haven’t had much time to take any wildlife photos lately, but did manage to spend an afternoon at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Reserve a few weeks ago. The prairie dog population has definitely suffered over the last few years and it is obvious that there population has diminished greatly. The bison were wandering around throughout the park and did provide some photo opertunities. That and a few veiws from the top of Mount Scott pretty much covered the day’s shoot. Here is a link to some of the images. link

03/2012 Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (and surrounding area)

by darylpublished April 5, 2012August 26, 2016Leave a comment

I had an opportunity to spend a few days along the Texas coast near the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge area a few weeks ago. The area was still suffering from the heat and drought of the summer. Lakes were almost dry and the location and quantity of wildlife was definitely affected. Nonetheless, it is always enjoyable to get out into the fresh air and take some photos. Here are some taken during the visit. link

06/18/2011 Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

by darylpublished June 21, 2011August 26, 2016Leave a comment

We had a chance to get a break from things and make a trip to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge this past weekend. I was able to experiment taking pictures of prairie dogs using the late afternoon sun and an on-camera strobe. Here are some of the pictures taken. link

2009-2010 Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Video

by darylpublished June 16, 2011August 26, 2016Leave a comment

I am experimenting with Animoto videos. Click on the play button to see a video of some photos taken at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge near Lawton, Oklahoma.

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

by darylpublished April 8, 2011August 26, 2016Leave a comment

I had another opportunity to visit the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge a few weeks ago. We were able to take lots of photos including ones of the endangered Whooping Crane (as seen in the photo above). Look in the Galleries / Nature / National Wildlife Refuges menu item. You can also click on the following link:

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Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge

by darylpublished April 5, 2011August 26, 2016Leave a comment

I just uploaded some images I took at the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge last year. These can be found in the Nature/National Wildlife Reserve Gallery area. 2010 HNWR

Birding out of Rockport aboard the Skimmer

by darylpublished March 26, 2010August 26, 2016Leave a comment

I had an opportunity to go on a birding tour aboard the Skimmer out of Rockport, TX last week. It consisted of a 3.5 hour ride over to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. There we saw, among other things, Whooping Cranes, Roseate Spoonbills, and Great Blue Herons. The lighting was a bit challenging as a storm was brewing, but I did manage to come away with a few interesting images. These can be found at

Rockport Birding aboard the Skimmer