Roy's 365 2015

[Roy1961]

7th Feb 2015

never got up to see the owl nest after all, will go tuesday after work.

 

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[Roy1961]

8th Feb 2015

1st shots of the Golden Eagle and this is what i get.......

an all to familiar sight for us birders.

 

[Roy1961]

the second go around was better

why dont they land somewhere more photogenic?

 

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at least my fish tank isnt as bad as this, algae reproduction in overdrive

 

[Roy1961]

another pleasant day of photography

 

[Marilynne]

Great eagle shots Roy. Are they nesting in the area?

 

[Roy1961]

Great eagle shots Roy. Are they nesting in the area?

the bald eagles nest at the top of San Jacinto mt (lake hemet) i will be going up there again soon, the golden eagles i have no idea, i was told that they visit this area, hence the visit.

 

[Roy1961]

a few more from Sunday

a few Canadian Geese, a duck and dragonfly, these are starting to re appear all over the place.

 

[Roy1961]

9th Feb 2015

only managed two shots today, spent quite a bit of time searching this fly/bug, all with no success, so if you know what it is i would be grateful.

i was hoping it was a cicada, but dont think so?

 

[Marilynne]

Not a cicada, but it has nice curly antennas. Just did a search, try spider wasp. Looks like there's a variety of them.

 

[Roy1961]

thanks Marilynne, Scott also said wasp, this was the one thing i skipped over searching thru the bug site.

 

[Roy1961]

10th Feb 2015

i went back looking for the owl.

i totally had the wrong lens for these, note the small white spider type on the first flower, bottom

 

[Roy1961]

momma hawk sitting in the nest.

a cropped version

Rebecca spooked the owl and we followed it

this was as close as i could get before it took of

 

[sonicbuffalo_RIP]

Nice images Roy! Glad you got to follow the owl.

 

[Roy1961]

thanks Chris, its a small wooded area which they seem to stay in, so they usually fly from one end to the other, so i see where they land. No movement about their nest yet.

 

[Roy1961]

11th Feb 2015

a few small birds today, just out of reach

 

[weebee]

Nice owl picture Roy. This is a bird I've yet to get a picture of in the wild.