Eaglets?

We have been watching this pair for several years now. I am sure we have babies in the nest, but no photos yet. These photos are shot from a football field away .. well, not actually but that far away. I get really excited about birds of prey, especailly eagles.

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Blue?

I have seen several Blue-winged Teals this spirng, but this is the best photos I have captured. Sadly, you can't see the blue in the wings of the male. I love the colors of this duck. The photos really don't do it justice.

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My Little Buddy

This made my day. We were hiking when I heard an Eastern Towhee nearby. After locating him, and getting a good photo (actually the 3rd photos above), he followed us around for the next mile. I guess I was intruding on his turf.

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Who?

This was a big surprise. When I saw her flying low and close to our location, and then landing in a nearby tree I thought it was odd for a hawk to be landing so close to us. The size was about right for a large hawk, but that was not the behavior of a hawk. It behaved like other owls we have seen but the timing .. I just did not expect to see an owl at 2:00p. Once it landed I started snapping photos. It just looked at us for a long time .. but did not take off until we started to walk again. It was so special.

Oh, it is a Barred Owl. We were hiking at Stillwater Prairie Reserve. I love how nature is always full of surpirses.

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