A Cold Winter Day

It was frightfully cold the morning I took these, but the eagles eating breakfast helped me forget about my freezing fingers.

It was amazing to watch this guy test the ice, he would put a foot out, press, press, press then step forward.

a nice drive

Driving down the road we suddenly saw this beautiful bald eagle sitting in a field. He looks like he's looking down his beak at the crow, lol.





Then we came upon this ground hog. It was an exciting day! I saw another ground hog near my daughter's house a few days later, scared him under a pine tree, he didn't let me get a photo.

Some of my favorite dogs

On our way into the Theodore Roosevelt National Park we saw this Bald Eagle sitting way up high.

But as we came around the next curve in the road we were greeted with a Prairie Dog community. How I love these guys. They are so fun to watch and it's intriguing to me that they all live in a little community - you never see just one prairie dog hole all by itself.

They kinda bark like my pups, how nice of them to warn their neighbors.

I wondered if this one was just chubby, or maybe getting ready to add to the community?

I think this is one of the older members of the group, she reminds me of Ma from the Golden Girls, lol.

I guess every community has a dimwit, er uh village idiot.  I don't think it would be very safe to have your hole right in the middle of the road, cars can play a game of whack-a-mole by accident.

Bald Eagle watching

Iverson Park Owls

April 27, 2007

April 29, 2008

Every April we go to Iverson Park to seek out our friend, the Barred Owl - this year we didn’t make it until May, but we weren’t disappointed.

Not only were we blessed to see the Barred Owl (he wasn't in the mood to pose and flew off), but we also saw this young Great Horned Owl!

He stayed and posed for us for a while.

He’s just a doll!

As he and I were checking each other out. . .

A Bald Eagle flew over.

Then I told him farewell.

An unlucky outing

We decided to go to Wabasha Minnesota and take a look for some eagles. Unfortunately, they didn’t get the memo. This is the closest we got.

When I tried to get a little closer, he took off.

Oh well, better luck next time.

I tried sneaking up on the Pileated Woodpecker, but he took off too. It just wasn’t a good day.

Birds of Prey eating

Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeek

The last time we were at the Manitowoc zoo we were lucky enough to be there at feeding time for the birds of prey. You might be grossed out by these so don't say you weren't warned. While I was a little grossed out, I also found it very interesting.

The Bald Eagle gobbled all his mice up very quickly!  See, one in each claw and two in the throat.

See he has another in his mouth even though you can still see the tail of the previous one.

Almost done.

And with a full tummy he is done with us.

Go away I say! I thought owls were the only ones able to turn their heads all the way around.

The zoo keeper laid the mice on this log for the hawk.

He was a little more hesitant to eat.

So while we waited for him to decide to eat we walked around and saw the owl (those pictures will be up tomorrow).

When we came back around he had a mouse in his talons.

Bye bye mousey.

I guess he decided to ignore us and have his dinner. Glad I'm not a mouse!

Birds of Prey

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