Green-winged Teal

Interesting waterfowl passing through... I assume. We shall see who stays and who goes. I think there were two male Green-winged Teals. I did not get a good shot of the second one, nor do I have binoculars yet. They were hanging around with this mallard couple. The size difference caught my eye when I was out trying to get my dog Bert back in. Luckily I had my camera with me. It is sunny out today. Snow still on the ground. It is 41 degrees out.

Fox Sparrow

It is noon and it is raining tiny hail balls. It is overcast and 32 degrees out. I just saw the Eastern Towhee. Glad he is still around, but I have still only ever seen one. Today I saw a Fox Sparrow. In fact I think I saw two. The one photographed here was digging underneath where the suet used to be. I need to refill it. The Northern Flicker seems to have departed since the suet is gone. The second photo was him taking off. I thought it was cool how the photo showed how his feet were the last thing to go!

BALD EAGLE!

I glanced out the window at about 11:15 am. The tempature is 32 degrees. It snowed and iced last night and it is a grey overcast day today. The creek has a new layer of fresh mushy snow on it. I saw this large brown blob sitting in the middle of the creek. I looked more carefully to see that it is a Bald Eagle! I was on the phone with Joe, my husband and said, "Gotta go, Bald Eagle sitting in the middle of the creek." (Thank you honey for understanding!) I ran around in circles looking for my camera, found it and shot this through my window, then I went outside to see if I could get another shot. He/She flew off, and I thought I caught a photo of him/her in flight, but no luck. The eagle then landed in some trees above the next little area where the creek is flowing and hasn't frozen over. The old damn / rapids are right by the bridge and mill are rarely frozen over. The waterfowl tend to hang out in these spots.