Missouri’s Northern Resident
Today’s post features a couple of photos of Ring-necked Pheasants (males) that were captured at Squaw Creek NWR in northwest Missouri, a few years ago. Squaw Creek NWR (now called Loess Bluffs NWR) is located near the northwest tip of Missouri, and is at the southern edge of the ring-necked pheasant range: Photographic Equipment Used: […]
Sunrise Swans
I hope everyone has had a great holiday season! I backed away from the blog for a short while, to visit friends and family over the Christmas break. I had a wonderful time and am really looking forward to the New Year! In today’s post, I’m featuring a couple of sunrise images I captured of […]
Fun Friday: Taunting the Seniors
Bald Eagle interactions are always interesting to watch. While at the Loess Bluffs NWR in northwest Missouri recently, I ran across a pair of adult Bald Eagles perched very close together in trees that contained a pair of bald eagle nests: As I photographed the pair, a juvenile Bald Eagle flew over the trees, causing […]
The Buck Stops Here
During my recent trip to Loess Bluffs NWR in northwest Missouri, I came upon this nice White-tailed Deer buck. It was in the woodland area of the refuge and just watched as I photographed it for a couple of minutes, from my car: Coming up, an interesting behavioral reaction between 3 Bald Eagles, captured on […]
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Immature & Adult Bald Eagles
On my recent trip to photograph Bald Eagles and Trumpeter Swans at the Loess Bluffs NWR, the number of eagles were not nearly as high as I would have liked to see. But I did get several opportunities to photograph some of the eagles. Immature Bald Eagle numbers seem to increase dramatically every year … […]
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Prepare for Liftoff
Today’s post features a group of Trumpeter Swans as they begin their liftoff into flight. These beautiful birds are so much fun to watch as they prepare to lift off. They will do a number of “head bows”, while honking in their trumpet-like call. When ready to go, most (if not all) of the group […]