Red-Tailed Hawk

I never, ever get tired of seeing these guys sitting above an overgrown field edge waiting for a mouse or vole to make an appearance. On the way to get our Christmas tree Sunday, this beautiful hawk let me take as many photos as I wanted from a distance of about 25 feet.  Better yet I was able to share the experience with Alyson. She was also with me when we saw the Barred owl 2 weeks ago!

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Barred Owl In Black and White

On a late day walk with Alyson on Saturday at Beaver Brook we spotted this beautiful very large Barred. Owl I am guessing it was a female based on the size, she allowed us to view and photographer her for over 5 minutes. What a great experience, seeing an owl feels surreal, and magical. 

-Bill

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Woodcock!

While I have seen these guys many times, ( usually just a speck flying away) I have never captured one on my camera. That all changed this weekend while doing some deer photography which went very very well!

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Cute little guy. There were 2 together when I stumbled across them

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