Waxwings a Plenty
Waxwings a Plenty The Waxwings have come in mass looking for spring. Great to have them around! Hope they find spring soon.
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk
This Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk had captured prey and was calmly eating it in the tree. Finally, he finished and decided to fly. Considering, this shot was handheld with an effective focal length of 810mm, I was happy to get a decent image.
Cedar Waxwing
This Cedar Waxwing seemed to be playing in the snow on a nearby tree. With the new snowfall, it’s easier to separate the bird from the tree. Tomorrow, most of the snow will be gone. Still, a little snow can make an interesting spring photo.
Snowy Robin
Snowy Robin Well, our black cloud weatherman was right. We got several inches of wet sticky snow last night. This morning, however, the local birds were still celebrating spring, snow or no snow. This little Robin with snow on his beak says it all. From a photog point of view, this image was a bit tricky to capture with so much light and snow. For finishing, I did use NIK Efex 4 to bring out some detail and lighten up the center.
Gray Squirrel
Gray Squirrel Finally, the snow has shrunk enough in the last several days that I can use a more wooded route for my walkabout. This squirrel was having a very busy day. He must hurry because another 7 inches of snow is predicted for tonight. In the distance, the sound of Sandhill Cranes can be heard; our nesting pair is back on the lake.
Sandhill Cranes
Just could not bring myself to post another snow image today; still, there’ll probably be more. The snowman, ah weatherman, says more snow is coming tomorrow. Today, my thoughts contain Sandhill Cranes coming to the Platte River this month. I’m hoping to go to the Crane Festival on the 3rd weekend of March. If you have never been there; there’ll be 500,000+ cranes along the Platte River. It’s quite a show of nature.
Another Coyote
Another Coyote Spring your clock ahead if you want. But, if it’s spring, voles should be easier to catch. Look at all this snow. Somewhere under this winter snow is a nice tasty vole. Hope spring arrives before next winter.
One Coyote to Another
One Coyote to Another Yep, if you want to spring those clocks forward tonight, go for it. But, one coyote to another, it’s still winter out here. Do you have any idea how hard it is to capture a vole with the snow so deep? No one wants spring more than a coyote.
Hank Conrad © 2023
