Thursday, August 20, 2015

An Osprey at the Campbell Lakes Preserve

















The Osprey was in the dead tree in the center of this photo.




A juvenile bald eagle:




Saturday, August 15, 2015

Kayaking on the White Water River in South West Ohio













This is a juvenile bald eagle, they don't get their white head and tail until they are four to five years old.




The holes are the nests of bank swallows.







Bald eagle nest #1, on the White Water River:






I went back a few days later and there were two eagles in it:



These were shot from almost 9/10 of a mile away.






Bald eagle nest #2, this one is near Spring Valley Wildlife Area which is next to Caesar Creek State Park, shot from the bike path from a distance of 1500 feet:










Bald eagle nest #3, on the Great Miami, from 1.3 miles away:






Bald eagle nest #4, on the Great Miami north of Hamilton:



It was empty when I first started shooting, then a squirrel came along:



About 2 seconds later an eagle arrived to chase it away:









Bald eagle nest #5, outside of Brookville, Indiana:






Bald eagle nest #6, outside of Metamora, Indiana:










Two juvenile bald eagles:



A hawk:







An osprey:













Tuesday, August 11, 2015

The Wetland Trail at Glenwood Gardens Park

A great blue heron:




A Cooper's Hawk:








There were four of the hawks, probably juvenile siblings, just three of them seen here:











I saw this beaver from the furthest bridge on the wetland trail:







Just west of the same bridge you can see where they have started to gnaw on a tree.



A box turtle: