Early Signs of The Spring Migration

I took this photo yesterday. I have been hearing the Red-winged Blackbirds for the last week, but I have not been able to locate one to get a photo. This was not a great shot, but he was there, and this is what I could get. I am sure that over the next few days I will see a lot more of them. They are one of the 1st birds to show up here in the spring.

~ Rick

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Loud Kingfisher

This is a Belted Kingfisher. There was a pair of them, but this one was flying around and making a lot of noise. If you have ever heard one, you know what I am talking about. At fist, I thought it was upset about our presence, but within a few minutes, I saw the real threat.There was a large, Red-tailed Hawk flying around, clearly looking for dinner.

Kingfishers nest in riverbanks. They are a really cool bird, and I have photographed them many times. I could not get a photo of one that was not flying around this time. Maybe the next time.

~ Rick

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Hold Still, Please

The weather this past weekend was great. It did rain Sunday evening, but we were able to get out and take a walk at Stillwater Prairie Reserve before the rain started to fall.

I saw this White-breasted Nuthatch combing the tree for a snack. It’s hard to capture this guy because he would not stop long enough for a photo. I did manage this shot. Nature is amazing.

~ Rick

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Top of the Day, and the Tree

Teresa and I took a hike yesterday and ended up stopping several places. I took the photo above at Ft Blankenship Riverside Sanctuary. This was a difficult photo. I had to do a lot of work to manually focus due to the tree limbs that were in the way. You can’t even see them in the image. I was very pleased with the photo.

We created this video of our hike. Enjoy:

~ Rick

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Presistent Woodpecker

This Red-bellied Woodpecker was making a lot of noise, but he was sure hard to locate. Between his call and the pounding we knew he was there. We looked for a good ten minutes before I spotted him in a distant tree. One very presistent bird.

~ Rick

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