Day 314: First Snowy of this Winter!

Year 1,

Just before sunset I drove 13 miles and hung out for over an hour at a location where I had been told a Snowy Owl had appeared the past two nights. Just eight minutes before sunset, and loss of effective light for photography I struck paydirt! Unfortunately I was changing my camera settings when it flew off and thus missed the “flight shot”. My second snowy photo is really beyond the effective range of my camera, but still fun! Actually the day was shoehorned nicely as I photographed a bald eagle a bit after sunrise having a bad hair day. Twas quite windy.

First Snowy Owl of the Winter
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Bad Hair Day Bald Eagle
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Day 313: Third Times a Charge – Hawk Attack

Year 1

For the third day in a row I have been privileged to get close and watch a rough-legged hawk hunting by the Amish Furniture House on Old Superior Street near McQuade Harbor. Today’s pic … think it might be the same bird each day!

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Day 312: Purple Finch Power

Year 1,

Per normal I went birding at sunrise this morning, While I had fun watching a rough-legged hawk hunt as the initial rays of the morning popped up over Lake Superior, it was even better when I got home and discovered some purple finches had “invaded” my feeders! Like any true Minnesota Vikings fan, I love the color purple! The today I bring you purple finch power! (and the hawk at sunrise)

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