Thursday, January 26, 2012

January 26, 2012: Birding and Visiting North-Central Arkansas

I had a few bird photos today in North Central Arkansas....

Lake Dardanelle State Park
 Common Loon
 Lesser Scaup
 Yellow-Rumped Warbler
 Lesser Scaup
 Bufflehead
 A foggy view of Lake Dardenelle
 Eastern Bluebird
 Yellow-Rumped Warbler
 American Coots

Holla Bend NWR:
 Bald Eagle
 Above and Below: Snow Geese

 Above and Below: Northern Harrier

 White Crowned Sparrow
 Northern Cardinal
 early Daffodils
 Red-Tailed Hawk
 Above and below: Ross' Goose

Signs:


Wednesday, January 25, 2012

January 25, 2012: Little Rock, Arkansas

Signs and scenes around Little Rock, Arkansas
 State Capitol





Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Sunday, January 15, 2012

January 15, 2012: Birding Southern Ontario

The first photos are from Oakville, Ontario.  We found a beautiful Dark-Morph Red-Tailed Hawk, photos below. Here is an interesting article about these hawks by Jean Iron:  
 A "regular" Red-Tail nearby along the 403
Snowy Owl
Also nearby is the Canadian Weather Network HQ

Photos from Port Weller, Ontario
 Greater Black Backed Gull
 Red Tailed Hawk
 Hybrid Goose
Above and Below:  Ice along the Port Weller Canal


Distant views of Toronto (including a mirage)


Burlington, Ontario:
Bald Eagle
American Kestrel

Sunday, January 08, 2012

January 8, 2012: Birding Rochester, New York

Another beautiful day, this time on the Rochester Lakeshore in Charlotte, for some brief birding...
 Crazy for a January Rochester day on the lakeshore!
 Common Merganser
 Long-Tailed Duck
Red-Breasted Merganser