Photos of the great outdoors

That would be my guess. Or just where he stores his coffee cup.

Maybe he brings a thermos with him?

 

That tractor doesn't look like it's moved in a while! Going back to the lake next week to try and get some better snaps of the wildlife, time to break out the camo gear

 

this guy has been hanging around more. it found out sparrows like to roost in the bamboo next door so he/she stopps in bout the last hour of light to hunt

 

Nice pic, Butch!
Amazing how they can spot the smallest prey from a very long distance, I watched a Kestrel hover above a field a good 60-70 feet up and then drop down at high speed and snag a mouse, pretty cool to see.

 

well hawk has been gone a few days so the titmice and junkos have made it back to the feeder waiting for the downy woopeckers to make there way back (seems they all likeed the other food block better

 

Great bird photos!

We've had a couple Stellar's jays visiting our suet feeder lately:

 

No photos but.....last night was strange.
Kind of like one of those cartoons where they are camping and all the eyes are glowing in the dark.

A little after midnight the dog started barking and growling. So I grabbed the flashlight and we went out to his fenced area outside the back door.
I shined the light around the fields to the side and back of the house and nothing. Then I shined it out toward the lower field and back in the corner, eyes were lighting up all over the place just back in the trees. I couldn't see anything but the eyes. They moved like deer but some were higher up than my eyes are. I am thinking maybe a herd of elk stopped by, or.........aliens.

 

A family of Bigfoot! :BF

You are a brave soul. I would have high tailed it back home. "sorry pooch! You're on your own" Zooom!

 

Time to add a few recent pics

A few Coots








A couple of heavily cropped shots

 

That Coot's feet are freaky looking!

 

Yeah a bit odd for a waterbird! Flaps of skin around the toes instead of webbed. That one trod on it's own feet so many times when it walked away from me, nearly tripped itself up twice

 

It's not made for walking on the ground! Water or air only me thinks.

 

I want to live there.

 

I think you used to live there Jason. Illinois!

 

Some good looking shots Mike! I really like the first one.

 

I used to live here:



That's the Illinois I know.

 

thanks Jeffery. They are from the landscape outing that I mentioned. sort of a gray day.

 

Thats nice too.

 

Nice pics, Mike:cool1