Photo of the Week: Family of Great Horned Owls

young owl perched on tree branch, blue sky in the background.

It’s not often you get a chance to see a pair of Great Horned Owls raising their young.

I’m feeling very fortunate to have viewed the family through my binoculars, camera, and spotting scope as the young fledglings grew over the past month.

When I watched the birds yesterday, I was impressed with how large the young owls had grown. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Family of Great Horned Owls

Photo of the Week: Cooper’s Hawk on the Prowl

small hawk with copper barring on its breast perches calmly on a tree branch at dusk.

After a long and successful day of birdwatching, I returned home last night just before dusk.

The sun’s golden orb shone so brightly from the west, I could barely see vehicles in front of me.

Let alone the traffic signal lights.

Since I was only a few miles from home, I drove my car into our local furniture store parking lot off the main road to wait for the sun to set.

Turning the corner to park my car in the parking lot I caught a slight movement. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Cooper’s Hawk on the Prowl

Photo of the Week: Red-tailed Hawk

brown and white hawk perched on the end of bare branch, blue sky in background.

After a week of gray cloudy skies followed by two days of freezing cold weather and snow flurries, it was wonderful to wake up this morning to clear blue skies and a bright shining sun.

Which meant I spent most of my day birdwatching, looking for:

  • Whooping Crane (found it!)
  • Golden Eagle (no luck)
  • Migrating waterfowl
  • Sandhill Cranes (hundreds!)
  • Birds that overwinter in Michigan

I had a successful day! Continue reading Photo of the Week: Red-tailed Hawk