eagle catch

By neighdoctor April 5, 2015 eagle catch

I had seen gull feathers in eagle’s nests
this morning was the first time I saw an eagle flying with a gull it had caught
the shot is a long one for my lens so the focus is a bit soft, but I wanted to share this event anyway

happy

By neighdoctor April 5, 2015 happy

happy landing for this red-breasted merganser

one on one

By neighdoctor April 4, 2015 one on one

the immature red-tailed hawk crossed the line into the nesting territory of the American crow
the defense was immediate and intense; sometimes the crow was chasing, sometimes the hawk would chase
they both crossed the river and were still tangling when I lost sight of them

purple dead-nettle

By neighdoctor April 4, 2015 purple dead-nettle

the purple dead-nettle is a member of the mint family
it is an introduced, non-native, species
macro photography done with a long lens: 560mm

nesting materials flight

By neighdoctor April 1, 2015 nesting materials flight

Petruchio worked hard against a high wind to cross the cove with these materials held tight

he almost missed the edge of the nest and I did miss the shot as he landed

these are photos that I took, one-handed because I was holding onto the blowing trees around me…

sorry about the soft resolution, but the shots are fun to watch, I think!

eagle moonrise

By neighdoctor March 30, 2015 eagle moonrise

moonrise and adult bald eagle over Jordan Lake