Sunday, March 13, 2016
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Greater Prairie Chickens and a Barn Owl, Oh, My!
White-throated Sparrow
Great Blue Heron
Red-winged Blackbird
Greater Prairie Chickens
Barn Owl
This set of photos encompasses three days, and covers material in two counties.
The White-throated Sparrow, the spring variant, was taken on March 5 in the late afternoon.
Great Blue Heron and the Red-winged Blackbird were done on March 1st, a day with 20 mph
wind gusts.
Lastly, the final two were made in Osage County on March 5. The Greater Prairie Chickens, the
first of the last two photos, was done shortly after sunrise. The high count of these birds was
eighteen and most of them were observed flying into the leks. The males were displaying for the females and were a great distance away on the sun side, to make matters even worse. I had one
shot come out relatively decently, and here it is, with a male displaying his tail feathers for the female, who is behind him.
About a half hour after we left Shidler, this beautiful Barn Owl was located on this creek bank.
Just prior to this sighting, we had investigated an old, abandoned barn, in hopes that a wonderful
bird like this would be found. As you can see, wishes DO come true.
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Monday, February 29, 2016
The Birds are Calling You
Great Blue Heron
Red-wMale Redhead
Male Red-winged Blackbird
Mallard Hen
Mallard Pair
Male Downy Woodpecker
Female Northern Cardinal
0715-0955 hrs./39-59 degrees F/sunny/light and variable winds
Birds were everywhere this morning, and their mating calls resounded. They are already
gathering nesting materials and some are even nesting. I have seen the commonest House
Sparrow carrying feathers for inside the nest cup which will be closest to the eggs. American Robins already have a brood patch, which is exposed skin that will be warmest up against the egg. The
Killdeer are everywhere, mostly on the jetties, and life is good on Boomer Lake. I think you'll
agree with me.
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Owl Be Seeing You
Rusty Blackbird
Redheads
Northern Flicker(yellow shafted)
Great Horned Owl
Song Sparrow
The Rusty Blackbird surprised me a little, since it rarely ventures out at the lake, but the calm day must have had something to do with it. These photos were taken over the past two days; yesterday was a bright and windless day, and today had gusting winds at 20 mph. Each day had its good points, so I chose the best photos between the two. This is what I came up with, and tomorrow is another day.
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