Sometimes it’s better to be fashionably late to a party…you’re sure to get noticed that way…not that this bird needed much help. Personally, I could never make such a grand entrance…even with the power of flight.
No lunch ticket needed for this line…it’s just first come, first serve. The menu? Fish…fresh, or old…either way it’s just fish. Served chilled. Yummy…
This immature Coopers hawk is a specialist for the most part. It hunts small birds of all varieties. You can always tell one of these is nearby when the backyard birds go totally still and silent. They won’t flinch…or maybe even breath until the coast is clear. On this particular day this hawk targeted a … Read more
There’s nothing all that dramatic with this image…just a eagle landing on an old river snag…I mean they do this kind of thing a thousand times a day, but it’s still cool to see when it’s close by. Those big wings make the bird light as a feather when they touch down. This bird is … Read more
If you get tired of the contrasty black and white of the adult Bald Eagle, be sure to take a gander at some of the juveniles you’ll see around…usually every winter that’s a pretty good batch of them. From one year up to 5 years of age, you will see varying stages or degrees of … Read more
It would be easy to miss…the beauty and uniqueness of birds like the common grackle. Look closer though and you’ll see colors and tones radiating from the plumage that the naked eye is just prone to miss. Or maybe it’s not just in the eyes but from a mind that views most things as all … Read more