Pied-billed Grebe



Bald Eagle at sunrise.

 

A Northern Hawk Owl portrait.



A Northern Hawk Owl with prey.



A friend and I went looking for Great Gray Owls this evening.

We found two, here is my favorite picture.



An immature Bald Eagle looking for ducks.

 

I've been photographing Common Goldeneyes for the last two days. Here are a few of my favorites.

Early morning flight

Morning portrait 

Running across the water to build momentum for take off.

Late evening wing-flap. A typical duck behavior after a bath. 



Early morning white-breasted nuthatch.



We had an elusive Northern Saw-whet Owl show up in the yard yesterday. At only 8 inches from head-to-tail, this is by far the smallest owl I've photographed.

Just hangin' out. It is rare to find them in the open, as dense conifers are their preferred perch.

In the lean-to. It took us a while to find it here. We looked first in all the surrounding trees, thinking that is where he had gone. But after we had almost given up, we found him watching us from the handle of the tiller.



A boreal chickadee.