I was hiking Governor’s Island in Madison yesterday when a bald eagle swooped over my head and landed on one of the trees along the shore.
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Napping on thin ice
When it’s a cold, grey day, and the creek you’re hanging out on is starting to freeze over, a group nap makes things a little better.
The cardinal’s winter red
Seeing a northern cardinal showing off that vivid red is a welcome sight in the middle of winter, when bright colors are so rare.
Bluejay in the brush
Downy woodpecker
I felt lucky this woodpecker paused in the open for this photo. I ended up with quite a few outtakes (like below), following her while she jumped around looking for treats in the trees.
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Seen at Audubon’s Goose Pond Sanctuary.
The feather
While out on a hike, I noticed a feather on the trail and picked it up. From some kind of sparrow maybe?
As I walked along the trail carrying the feather, I pondered how much of its existence was spent flying through the air. When I got to the trail’s observation tower, I thought it would be appropriate to put the feather back in the sky where it belonged (well, as high as I could place it). So I left it perched on the railing of the tower.
Time to migrate?
I like to think this great blue heron was pondering the cold weather to come, and when they should fly south. More likely, they just felt annoyed I was watching them.
Great blue heron
This great blue heron was kind enough to stand still for a pretty long photo session. Though I suspect she was probably just waiting for lunch to swim by.
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I’m no morning person, so seeing this evening bird getting a worm makes me feel better about my life choices. American robin.