Found a new Northern Hawk Owl who lives only minutes from my home on Amity Creek. Spent over three hours watching him today, with my finger poised on the shutter release. He never budged to hunt. Guess he had already had his Super Bowl snacks!
I raced in a Nordic ski marathon today (42k), and was very tired when I got home. I wanted to find a quick photo for this 365 project. Thankfully a flock of mallards obliged, and I practiced stopping their action / flying in mid air.
In Minnesota during the winter, if one finds the food source or open water, then one finds birds. Otherwise the landscape may seem dead in terms of our feathered friends. This little pond stays ice free in spots throughout the cold winter, which therefore becomes a mallard magnet.
One mallard has decided to go and join some friends on the other section of open water, thus “time to fly”
