The American Kestrel, size of a bluejay, is the smallest falcon in North America.
This male kestrel is undoubtedly the most colorful raptor in the same area.
He has caught a frog and is swiftly heading to a perch.
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This immature bald eagle flew over the boat I was riding in during the CleanJordanLake.org Fall event yesterday.
The volunteers work hard to give the lake, the land, the critters a clean environment.
The lake had a slight chop which made getting a sharp photo a challenge, but it was fun trying.
hearing
This female northern harrier uses her prominently disked face, like that of an owl, to help her hear and hunt voles and mice in the marsh.
twisting
northern harrier hawk in a twisting dive seeking prey in the half-dried marsh
going up
Pair of mallards leaving the back swamp at Yates Mill Pond.
gliding rocker
gliding rocker
three abreast
found by students
brought to rest
where ecology is taught
shadowing trees
stir my childhood memories
lazy reading days
stretched across scratchy pillows
one toe dangling pushing
creaking metal to and fro
how savory wafting fragrance
grandma’s biscuits and honeysuckle
still my mouth waters so
gliding rocker
brings memories decades old
doc ellen's journey 