“Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.”
~ Ansel Adams
Somewhat of a long shot but a nice environmental capture of a female northern harrier. She was on the hunt, seeking breakfast, soaring over the Great Plains. In the background, the beautiful Rocky Mountains, 25 miles or so away. The owl-like face that these hawks have serves a very important purpose. The stiff facial feathers […]
“Can we pause it for a bit?” That is what I asked my wife about the show we were watching as I happened to look out and see this scene unfolding. Thankfully, she knows me and she is amazingly tolerant and allowed the interruption. I ran and grabbed my drone and put it in the […]
Last weekend when checking my local great horned owl nest, I was able to spot dad pretty easily. Unfortunately for him, so did the neighboring Cooper’s hawk. Calamity ensued as the hawk began pestering the owl, sitting nearby and raising a ruckus, sometimes taking shots at it. The owl fled briefly but the Cooper’s followed, […]
On my impromptu day off last week, I visited one of my local bald eagle nests. While the female sat on the nest, the male sat a couple hundred yards away in one of their favorite perches. He returned to the nest and a changing of the guard took place. With him sitting on the […]
Wrapping up my photo excursion this past Sunday, I decided to check on our local rafter of turkeys. They were putting on a fun show, taking over the suburban street. The toms were clearly hot to trot, posturing and strutting for the ladies. This was the biggest of the bunch and he was quite colorful, […]
During the winter, elk move to lower elevations where the living is much easier than in their normal high altitude homes and the food plentiful. Occasionally I will come across some and such was the cast this past weekend. A little herd of 10 or so was out and about including these three pretty ladies […]
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