June 28, 2020 – Young Buck in Bent Tree
Young Buck
Category Archives: wildlife
Wild Turkey Fan
April 28, 2020 – Wild Turkey in Bent Tree
Meet the Goslings
April 22, 2020 – Canada Geese in Bent Tree
Morning Deer
April 21, 2020 – Deer in the morning light in Bent Tree
After Christmas Squirrel
I was able to snap a quick photo of this white squirrel on December 26.
December 27, 2019 – White Squirrel chewing on an acorn in Bent Tree
A Buck on Thanksgiving
This buck was trailing a doe through our backyard yesterday morning.
November 28, 2019 – buck trailing doe in Bent Tree
November 28, 2019 – buck pausing for a moment
Happy Thanksgiving
Here are some of the turkey photos I’ve posted over the years. I think my favorite is the one with the turkey perched on a limb with wings spread out over her poults (next-to-last photo below). The photo’s a little blurry, but it was really cool to see in person.
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Hanging Out With An Osprey
Saturday evening, we were having a good time watching a pair of ospreys flying all around Lake Tamarack (the second photo below shows both of them) when, all of a sudden, one swooped in and landed in a tree right above my head. I stood below for over 10 minutes, taking pictures of it staring at me while I stared right back, hoping I would get a good shot of it taking off. The no-see-ums were biting, so I finally gave up. The osprey was still sitting there when I left, so I guess it won the staring contest.
August 10, 2019 – Osprey in Bent Tree (click image to zoom)
August 10, 2019 – Two ospreys flying over Lake Tamarack (click image to zoom)
August 10, 2019 – one of the two osprey flying in Bent Tree
A Hawk in the Rain
This hawk sat on the same branch for over an hour in the rain, yesterday. For most of that time, it was standing on one foot. According to The Cornell Lab of Ornithology website “Birds will often stand on one foot to minimize heat loss.”
July 19, 2019 – A hawk in Bent Tree
Two Green Herons
Saturday morning, I was taking photos of a green heron at Lake Tamarack (see first photo below), trying to follow it as it flew from branch to branch along the shore. After a while, a second green heron came onto the scene (see second photo below). At one point, I was able to get them both in one photo (see photo above). Click here to link to a post with more green heron photos that were taken in May.
July 13, 2019 – Green Heron in Bent Tree
July 13, 2019 – Another Green Heron in Bent Tree