Life And Death

We stopped by the one of the bird feeders at Big Woods one day last week and saw a number of brids. As we were about to drive away, we saw this Broad-winged Hawk in a tree just south of the feeder. You can fill in the blanks .. who knows. Nature is often beautiful, and sometimes a little sad. Death and life are connected. Make every day great.

~ Rick

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Suet Connoisseur?

This Downy Woodpecker seems to enjoy suet cake. I thin we have seen the same bird feasting on it several mornings this past week. I guess he is a suet connoisseur.

~ Rick

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This Never Gets Old

We have been photographing these two Bald Eagles for years. The firat photo I took of one of them was in May of 2019. I remember how excited I was. We had seen them flying in the area for a few weeks and there he was, in a tree south of me.

I was starding at the exact same spot as when I shot that photo back in 2019. This time I saw one flying down the river approaching our location. I photographed her as she approached and flew over our heads. It was beautiful.

The second eagle soon followed but instead of flying over us, he circled and landed in a tree just over river from our location. I shot the top photo last, really close to where he was perched. What a cool experience. This never gets old .. it is exciting every time I see them.

~ Rick

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Been A While

We have. not seen many Northern Cardinals lately. I photographed one was a few days ago at Big Woods. It is not the best photo but I love cardinals. We hope to see more of them soon.

~ Rick

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King Of Fishers

I was totally surprised to see this Belted Kingfisher this week. It is a male. They are a samller bird and I almost missed him. He didn't stick around long, but I was sure happy to see him.

~ Rick

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