Birds, birds and more birds! by Digimon

Photography • Animals • posted on Jul 11, 2004

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Hi gang! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!! I was going through the pictures we took this weekend, at my dads home in northern Minnesota. And it was obvious to me that a "Theme" was presenting itself. I had a bunch of pictures of birds, so I put together this quick collage of birds of the Crow Wing Lakes. From Left to right: Top Left, a Bald Eagle! That flew right over our heads, but I was too slow to catch it, until it was already over the lake. Note the dark body, and white tail feathers. Bottom left, don't know..a Swallow?? Second from the left, an owl, a Barred Owl? Not sure, it flew over the road and landed in a tree, I raced back to my dad's log home to grab my camera. This camera doesn't have a good zoom (Sorry) planning to get a Nikon D70 in the Fall. Third from the left, a Chickadee coming out of it's nest in a hollow tree. Two frames from a short video. Far right, not sure, some kind of hawk?? It was as big as a big Red Tail Hawk, but the markings are different. Any ideas?? And below is a picture of the water near the shore, and if you look closely you can see Heron tracks, as the Heron walked the shoreline looking for minnows! Worked on one of my bigger projects for a couple hours, but not really in the mood. Have a great Monday!! ;)

Comments (8)

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butterfly_fish

12:08AM | Mon, 12 July 2004

Oh, I LOVE the owl!! How adorable is that?? Don't know about the hawk ID, but if you're interested in finding out, try looking here: Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter Hope you guys a great time! :-)

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robotalk

12:32AM | Mon, 12 July 2004

Wonderful Images --glad you could see them in natures close up this way--thanks for letting us see them too! beautiful !

cynlee

1:06AM | Mon, 12 July 2004

been wanting to see an owl... quite a collection, i like the chickadee too :]

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tibet2004uk

9:22AM | Mon, 12 July 2004

I love the bottom one!! Very cool! And yes, I can see the Heron tracks! :)

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EngleWolf

12:11PM | Mon, 12 July 2004

you don't realize how lucky you are to get a picture of that owl... its gorgeous!!! looks like you had a blast at your dads place!!! wonderful array of images here bud!! :o)

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Wolfsgirl

4:18PM | Mon, 12 July 2004

The owl is a barded owl.. I LOVE those birds soooo much.. Joe's right.. your lucky to get a shot of it.. especially in the day time..they are strickly nighttime birds.. Great work!!!!!

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Digimon

4:37PM | Mon, 12 July 2004

Thanks folks! I think we confirmed the owl is a Barred Owl. Thanks Heidi for the link! I think the hawk most closely resembles a Ferruginous Hawk. Got some bird lover here ay!

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RogueLyrecyst

11:10PM | Mon, 12 July 2004

well id send this link to my grandmother but she doesnt have a computer, never touched one but she knows every bird in north america, she could teach a biologist a thing or two! lol! Great collage my friend thanks for sharing :)(: