Winter Portraits

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Here’s what’s been hanging around the beaches and forests this winter – besides me. And my camera.

Blue Heron and photo bombing gull
A juvenile Bald Eagle still with a brown head. They develop their distinctive white heads around the age of 5
Mom and Dad
Turkey Vultures on the tallest snag in the forest
Heron perched high in a cedar surveying the neighbourhood – far from its usual hangout at the beach
Pileated Woodpecker
I have heard it said that if you are watching an eagle sitting on a tree through binoculars and see it poop, you should grab your camera because it’s about to fly. This may be true.


Owl Season

cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/43/Barred_Owls/

It’s Owl nest season and the guy in Indiana with the Barred Owl nest cam is up and running again this year. The owls get zero privacy as the cameras run 24/7, one inside the nest box and another camera focused on the outside of the nest. The female is incubating 2 eggs this year, leaving the nest only for a few minutes at a time to stretch her legs. Hatch watch is in about 12 more days. The male drops by from time to time to bring her snacks – you can see him coming and going from the outside camera. From time to time they hoot at each other:

She: “Who cooks for you” “How’s it going out there?”

He: “Who cooks for you back” “Ok, I’ve almost got one.”

She: “Who cooks for you” “Good. Getting a wee bit peckish in here”.

He: “Who cooks for you back” “On my way.”

Studio companion – live streaming owl nest cam

I am very easily amused.