Photo Gallery and Blog 2025
Bald Eagles
It's the dead of winter and the resident pair of bald eagles is here.
I go watch and wait for them to do something, and that can take a long time.
An eagle looks pretty big just sitting there but when it suddenly lifts off, you really get to see its huge wingspan.
It is impressive when a huge majestic bird like this flies by.
With that stern expression, they always look like they are on a serious mission.
Somehow they always manage to land perfectly on that little stick.
Then they chirped at each other.
"I thought you were getting dinner!"
Early in January, several juvenile eagles were here too.
It's like the kids came home for the holidays.
They flew around together. I guess this is what eagles do for fun.
Screech Owls
It's hard to find a screech owl because its excellent camouflage blends in with tree bark.
This is the red-morph variety of eastern screech owl.
Even with its reddish color, it's still hard to find.
Great Horned Owls
Owls hunt by sitting and staring at the ground from a high perch, watching and listening.
Hunting is the job of the male owl while the female tends to the chicks.
The owls seem to largely ignore squirrels scampering around on the trees.
However, this one was on the ground and the owl grabbed it.
Here he comes back to the nest with the squirrel in tow.
He located a vole hidden in deep grass, then glided down and nailed it.
He sat there on the ground for quite a while before flying up.
Mom owl tends to the chicks in the nest.