tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60511491400935038632024-02-19T01:24:51.190-07:00Birds of the AirKathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051149140093503863.post-60035476512115122642019-01-23T13:51:00.000-07:002019-09-10T13:55:01.334-06:00Migrating Bald Eagles<div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Lucida, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px; text-align: center;">
I thought I'd share a few more of the images I took during those 2 days of shooting migrating Bald Eagles in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho over New Year's. By now, the only Bald Eagles that are likely still left in Coeur d'Alene are the ones that are there year-round.</div>
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In this image of an eagle in flight, I took while on the <a href="http://www.cdacruises.com/daily-cruises/eagles/" style="border-width: 0px; color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; outline-style: none; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Watching Cruise</a> we took one afternoon, the catch was successful but hard to see in this image. I was just happy to get a decent image from the boat.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Some of my favorite images are environmental ones of the eagles or any wildlife in their natural surroundings, whether temporary or permanent. This one below wasn't such a challenge to capture; no moving boat or cold, shaking hands, no waiting for hours. We were driving next to the lake and I saw this eagle perched on this branch. We pulled over and I got out, shot a few frames and then moved on. Simple, compared to the eagle fishing shots. I love this image!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">It was pretty cool seeing so many bald eagles at once. As we looked around we would see trees like this with many eagles in them. There are 7 in this image, including the 2 juveniles that aren't as obvious due to the fact that they don't have white heads or tails yet. It takes 5 years for their heads and tails to become completely white</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The image below was another pull over and shoot, shot. What we like to refer to as drive-by shooting. lol This eagle didn't mind my presence at all and just seemed to be so majestic. They are majestic birds anyway, but this guy...up in the top of the tree staring at me and then all around was quite impressive. It was a wet morning and you can tell by the way his feathers look.</span></div>
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What a wonderful time we had viewing and photographing these bald eagles. Special shout out to my incredibly patient husband who waits with me for wildlife, even if sometimes it's in the car. Thanks, honey!</div>
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Do you have Bald Eagles where you live? Have you photographed them? I'd love to hear your stories in the comments. </div>
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For more Bald Eagle information <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bald_Eagle/id" style="border-width: 0px; color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; outline-style: none; text-decoration: none;">CLICK HERE!</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Geneva, "Lucida Sans", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", Verdana, sans-serif;">One thing I learned about photographing fishing birds in flight, after 2 days of standing in the cold and wind from sunup to sundown is that it's harder than it looks and I need a lot more practice. This particular shot was taken from the boat of an eagle watching cruise out of <a href="https://www.coeurdalene.org/" target="_blank">Coeur d'Alene</a>, hand held, so I'm happy to have it at all. Standing on a moving boat in the cold and wind and sometimes freezing rain presents a whole other host of challenges. Boy was it worth it though! I hope I get to do it again next year. In the meantime, I have a lot of practicing to do. LOL</span></span></div>
Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051149140093503863.post-71473936007766646722018-11-05T21:59:00.001-07:002018-11-05T21:59:16.266-07:00Ruby-crowned Kinglet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is my first decent shot of a ruby-crowned kinglet. I took it at Kathryn Albertson Park in Boise, Idaho. I got a couple other shots of this guy, with his ruby crown showing but they're not as sharp. You can't see the crown in this shot, though. These tiny birds flit almost frantically from branch to branch making capturing them a real challenge for me.</div>
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Sometimes, in photography, you capture the unexpected; and sometimes, you miss it! That's what happened last weekend when we (my hubby and I) were down at Swan Falls Dam.<br />
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I was photographing this beautiful white pelican (in not so beautiful light) and a huge fish jumped straight up out of the water and down in again, in the background of my image. I thought I may have captured it and was excited to check and see, but sadly, it was not there. I did get the splash it made though, as you can see in this image. That's the one that got away that day, both from myself and this pelican that was unaware the event even took place.<br />
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I think these unpredictable moments are one thing that keeps me going back out in nature; being at the right time and in the right place to capture or yes perhaps, even miss capturing something spectacular. A rainbow, an elusive animal or one you've never seen or photographed before, a bolt of lightening, etc...The fact that you get to see incredible things, whether you capture them or not is such a thrill! Nature provides so many fun experiences and it always keeps me wanting to go back out for more of the unexpected...even if it gets away.<br />
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Have you had an unexpected moment you captured or even one that you missed? I'd love to hear your story! Tell me about it in the comments.</div>
Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051149140093503863.post-65451728548937424792017-04-04T13:01:00.001-06:002017-04-04T13:01:29.661-06:00Great Gray Owl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check out my adventure with the Great Gray Owl! <a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/blog/2017/2/great-gray-owl" target="_blank">CLICK HERE!</a></div>
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Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051149140093503863.post-36597048823409995702016-09-13T10:19:00.001-06:002016-09-13T10:19:16.873-06:00Hummingbird is hatching!At the time of this post a hummingbird is hatching live on the webcam! Check it out! <div>http://www.ustream.tv/worldofhummingbirds</div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051149140093503863.post-8264223615386791662016-02-29T20:43:00.000-07:002016-04-14T20:44:29.543-06:00New birds to my yard?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In this second image, I included the dam in the background to get a sense of place and the environment where I found the bird. I really like the compression of the environmental shot and the clarity of my subject in both shots that I got from my new lens.</div>
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Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051149140093503863.post-31431731007862290612015-05-15T10:45:00.000-06:002015-05-15T10:45:48.665-06:00Evening Meal<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">I recently captured this wren at Dedication Park, just south of Kuna, Idaho. It's mate was waiting for supper and after I took this picture, this bird faithfully delivered the meal to its mate, which I assume was for some tiny family members since it quickly disappeared from view</span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">. I love the way the light was causing a glow on the edges of the bird, </span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">rim lighting is one of my favorite types of light</span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">.</span><br />
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After asking some binocular-carrying people for directions to its exact current location, we quietly approached with my camera shutter on quiet mode and marveled at this beautiful owl. What a delight it was! The patterns on it are so pretty! It was perched in a backyard tree, not far from the sidewalk near the greenbelt. There were several more people there admiring the owl, but it didn't seem to be bothered by us as is evidenced in the image I captured of it here. In fact, I didn't get a photo with its eyes open due to it calmly snoozing the whole time we were there. It was difficult to get shots of it without pieces of branches and twigs covering its face since it was back in the evergreen behind some other bushes that were nearer to us, in the foreground. It was a bitter cold, winter day but it was well worth it. I feel blessed to have gotten the chance to see this bird in the wild and so close to home! I waited to publish this post for the bird's safety.<br />
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What birds have YOU seen "out of place" lately?<br />
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On December 17th, I saw this bird in a tree in our backyard. I believe it to be a Cooper's hawk, perhaps 2nd year. This is not the first hawk of the season to be hunting in my yard. There have been a couple of others that I did not get photos of. Both of the others were much smaller, I ID'd them as Sharp-shinned hawks, and had yellow eyes meaning they were immature birds. This one was perched kind of high up in our tree so I headed up to my "bird blind" (aka laundry room on our 2nd floor with a small window, just perfect for a blind) to hopefully get some good shots. I always take a few pictures before opening the window, just in case my action of doing so causes the bird to flee. This bird was not concerned about me, only finding its next meal. The light was nice although shadows crossed the eye of the bird and I had to wait until its head was turned just out of shadow in order to get some catch light in the eye. </div>
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Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051149140093503863.post-6149353805875794752014-12-30T11:18:00.002-07:002015-01-15T17:40:42.482-07:00Wally-Eurasian Eagle Owl takes flight!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">Stay tuned for more of Wally and more posts from the</span><a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.peregrinefund.org/world-center" href="http://www.peregrinefund.org/world-center" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"> World Center for Birds of Prey</a><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">! Follow me on </span><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shekinah-Photography/70861161987?ref=bookmarks" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shekinah-Photography/70861161987?ref=bookmarks" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">my FB page</a><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"> for updates on blog posts. </span></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051149140093503863.post-92018131251335056662014-10-18T16:15:00.001-06:002014-10-18T16:15:27.951-06:00My published Northern Saw-whet Owl...Here it is!<a href="http://shop.peregrinefund.org/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=308" target="_blank">Click here to purchase your own copy and support The Peregrine Fund, as well as enjoy 14 months of awesome raptor images!</a> *Note: I receive no money from the sale of this calendar, it all goes to The Peregrine Fund.<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>My image is on the page for the month of December <u><b>2014</b></u>, so order yours soon or you'll miss my month! </i></span><br />
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The Rufous Hummingbird is also ABA's 2014 Bird of the Year! </div>
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<span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'franklin gothic medium', arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I recently entered the <a data-cke-saved-href="http://platform.votigo.com/fbcontests/profiletab/Birds-of-Prey-2014-Photo-Competition" href="http://platform.votigo.com/fbcontests/profiletab/Birds-of-Prey-2014-Photo-Competition" target="_blank">Birds of Prey 2014 Photo </a></span><a data-cke-saved-href="http://platform.votigo.com/fbcontests/profiletab/Birds-of-Prey-2014-Photo-Competition" href="http://platform.votigo.com/fbcontests/profiletab/Birds-of-Prey-2014-Photo-Competition" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Competition</span></a><span style="font-size: 14px;"> that was held by <a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.theperegrinefund.org" href="http://www.theperegrinefund.org/" target="_blank">The Peregrine Fund</a>. There were a total of 318 photos entered. I didn't win the popular vote by the general public, what I <strong><em>did</em></strong> win means <em>much more</em> to me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'franklin gothic medium', arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">First, one of my photos was chosen by</span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> The Peregrine Fund’s selection committee as one of 10 Honorable Mentions! </span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"> That prize includes: </span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="line-height: 1.2;">Free membership in The Peregrine Fund ($25 value). Receive the next Birds of Prey Calendar, 10% gift shop discount, and unlimited admission at the <a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.peregrinefund.org/home-feature/summer-hours" href="http://www.peregrinefund.org/home-feature/summer-hours" target="_blank">World Center for Birds of Prey</a> for one year.</span></span></span></div>
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I had a new surprise visitor to my backyard yesterday. I love it when a bird visits my yard that's never done so before.</div>
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At first glance, with one of the boards on my trellis in the way, I thought it was a young robin (since we have a robin family with two newer fledglings right now). When I could see the bird in the clearing, I realized it didn't look at all like a young robin. The beak was SO small! Then I notice all the other markings, like the heavy horizontal bars on it's lower breast. This was a bird I had read about in my bird books, but never actually seen. The name, containing the word common, suggests that it is easy to find, right? Well, I've read that the numbers have declined overall, but I've heard from someone local, that they are coming back. </div>
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Ironically, the Common Nighthawk is neither common, nor a hawk. It does however become more active in the early morning and evening, so at least there's that part of it's name that rings true. :) I have something in common with this bird. As a photographer, when in the field, I too am most active in the early morning and early evening hours. After all, that is when the lighting is best for gorgeous outdoor images. In photography, this time period is know as the golden hour (sometimes known as the magic hour, especially in cinematography). It is a period shortly after sunrise or before sunset during which daylight is redder and softer compared to when the sun is higher in the sky.
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If you're a birder and have more than my limited knowledge as a beginner, please comment and tell me what you can about this bird and it's numbers here, in SW Idaho. Whatever the numbers are, I sure enjoyed the time this bird spent in our yard and I hope to see more of them in the future.<br />
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Here is a list of the birds I observed and identified in my backyard yesterday, June 5th, 2014:
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For more information about this bird, <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/common_nighthawk/lifehistory" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>.<br />
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If you'd be so kind as to vote for my birds of prey images, you can find the info and links <a href="http://katesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/2014-birds-of-prey-photo-competition.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>, or just go to the previous post, 2014 Birds of Prey Photo Competition. Thank you!</div>
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I think this is the first time I have seen a hummingbird picture quite like this one. This little one (I believe it is a black-chinned hummingbird) was feeding on the Wisteria blossoms hanging from the trellis in our backyard. The green you see through it's wing is actually part of the Wisteria plant. My wife has some MAD skills!</div>
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We have seen a lot of hummingbirds this year in our neighborhood. Every time one comes to the feeder hanging from our kitchen window, whoever is nearby will stop and just watch for a while. They truly are amazing. They are so small, with their hearts beating at about 1200 beats per minute. And they flit around our yard with such acrobatic zeal that you cannot help but smile.</div>
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So, after church last Sunday, we needed to drive to the store in downtown Kuna to get a couple of things, and we spot this Swainson's hawk on top of a light pole by the intersection of Avalon and Swan Falls Road, right above a grassy field. We pull a U-turn (something we often have to do when birding) and stop at the side of the road.</div>
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Lo and behold, there are also two fledgling Swainson's on the ground, too. One was obviously younger than the other. They were making quite a ruckus and seemed to be finding something yummy to eat in the grass at the bottom of the light pole. I really don't want to guess what it might have been, but I do know that they like insects and mice and the like.</div>
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Meanwhile, we spot a dark morph Swainson's flying around overhead. Now, keep in mind, this is all in downtown Kuna on a Sunday afternoon, cars whizzing by, sun blazing. A bit of God's awesome creation showcased right before our eyes!</div>
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I don't know exactly how long the fledglings stayed there in the grass, but the younger one didn't seem like he wanted to go anywhere. The older one took off and flew toward a tree not too far from where we were parked. His inexperience at tree landings resulted in him picking too thin of a branch and falling out of the tree. He recovered from his fall and flew RIGHT over us! I could have reached up and grabbed him! Kathleen ducked and didn't get a shot off. I guess she was more concerned about the bird than getting a picture.</div>
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After the near collision with our vehicle, he flew over and landed on the fence, right next to the road and about 10 yards from the younger fledgling. It was all quite unexpected and quite a treat! It just goes to show you that you never know when or where God will reveal His glory!</div>
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The past few days we've been having a bit of an uproar in our backyard. This adorable little female Rufous hummingbird is the reason. She was perched on my window feeder this morning and is still there now, several hours later. I was able to get several good shots of her, including this one. </div>
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Even when she was perfectly still, I could tell her heart was beating fiercely. Hummingbirds are some of my favorite birds and one of God's magnificent creations. So delicate and yet it can migrate to Mexico and back each year. Amazing!</div>
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She's successfully chased off the larger Black-chinned hummingbirds, so I guess I need to move my other feeder out of sight of her favorite feeder. </div>
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I haven't yet seen a male, but I'm hoping to because I have never seen one nor have I photographed one. I would love to!</div>
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The female is more of a gray with blue on it's wings and tail.</span></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051149140093503863.post-65309217231201708212012-02-03T09:49:00.007-07:002012-02-03T11:36:49.529-07:00Adult Cooper's Hawk-who feeds the birds?<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" style="line-height: normal; vertical-align: text-top; ">Matthew 6:26</sup> "Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?</span><span class="woj">"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="woj"><br /></span></span></span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">In years past, I've had several different raptors hunting in my yard, from American Kestrels to Sharp-shinned hawks. All of them have been immature; until this winter. This winter I've seen two Adult Cooper's Hawks hunting in my yard. It's pretty amazing to watch the adults hunt after watching so many immature ones. What a difference. The immature ones will often miss their attempt to catch a bird from the feeders and then continue to sit perched for quite some time, waiting for movement, even if the backyard birds are chirping. The young hunter will sit and look around and will often fail at their attempts to catch prey once they are hidden within the bushes.</span></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s3/v39/p153693768-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s3/v39/p153693768-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Adult Cooper's Hawk, hunting in my backyard bush.</b></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> On the contrary, the adults I've seen come into my yard will fly around from my vines to the fence to the bushes, quickly determining where the birds are hiding, this is providing he missed his fly by attack at the feeders upon arrival in my yard. The first adult I saw in my yard did this and then proceeded to listen for the direction of the chirping birds and went straight away into the bush, looked around for a minute, fly into the bush and came out with it's prey in his talons. (That's him pictured above, just before catching his prey) He landed on the ground, something the immature birds don't seem as comfortable with. I couldn't see the bird he caught, but I could see the hunter kind of bouncing up and down and adjusting himself under the squirming of the little bird. After several seconds of this, he then proceeded to start plucking out the feathers while the little thing continued to squawk. It wasn't long before all was silent, for which I was grateful. All of this was quite unsettling, but it is nature in it's truest form, as God intended. I'm just glad I'm not privy to the behavior of wild animals on a regular basis. It's certainly not a pretty sight. I have pictures of what I described here, but am not posting them here. I'm so glad God provides food for all the animals, I just wish there was a less barbaric way of doing so. He knows best, though. I suppose the world would be taken over by all of the animals if there were no natural way of weeding some out. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div></div><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s3/v43/p136077875-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 450px;" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s3/v43/p136077875-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" ><div style="text-align: center;font-size: 15px; "><b>Adult Cooper's Hawk on my backyard vines.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;font-size: 15px; "><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">I guess I could feel bad that by providing food in my feeders for the sparrows, finches, etc...I am in a sense also feeding these raptors. I don't though, because I know that if humans didn't put feeders out, God would still provide food for the birds; seeds, fruit, and yes, even other birds, insects and animals. Feeders make it easier for birds to find sustenance in the winter and bring them in closer for me to observe and appreciate, as well as marvel at their Creator. Happy Birding!</span></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><b><i>To see more of my Backyard birds <a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/mybackyardbirds">CLICK HERE</a>. To see my Birding Galleries, <a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/birding">CLICK HERE</a>. To purchase greeting cards with my bird images <a href="http://kathleenbowman.redbubble.com/works">CLICK HERE</a>. To purchase prints of my bird images, <a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/portfolio">CLICK HERE</a>.</i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="woj"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><i><br /></i></span></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051149140093503863.post-37170239300156547112011-03-07T15:56:00.008-07:002011-03-07T16:15:47.177-07:00Sunday Afternoon Captures...Northern Saw-whet Owl<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(149, 153, 165); line-height: 23px; font-family:'Lucida Sans Regular', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">A tip, along with some whitewash & pellets on the sidewalk, helped me locate this adorable little owl. He/she was pretty low in the branches overhanging the sidewalk, so I was able to get some pretty close shots. </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(149, 153, 165); line-height: 23px; font-family:'Lucida Sans Regular', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">It's obvious this little cutie wasn't at all threatened by my presence.</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(149, 153, 165); line-height: 23px; font-family:'Lucida Sans Regular', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> I knew these were small owls, but I was unprepared for just how small they are. I assume this is a male because he was on the lower side of the size scale. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">(</span></span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Size: Length 17 to 21.9cm (6.7-8.6") Wingspan 45.9 to 56.3cm (18.1-22.2")</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(149, 153, 165); line-height: 23px; font-family:'Lucida Sans Regular', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Weight 75-110g (2.6-3.9oz) - Females are slightly larger than males.)</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span>He was so cute, I could hardly stand it! This was </span>my first encounter with one of these owls and it was very exciting.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(149, 153, 165); line-height: 23px; font-family:'Lucida Sans Regular', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(149, 153, 165); line-height: 23px; font-family:'Lucida Sans Regular', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I hope you enjoy this image. To see more of the images I took, please <a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/p944596163">CLICK HERE</a> to see them in their gallery. You can see them larger there, too. If you want to order prints, check out my </span></b><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/portfolio" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; color: rgb(72, 91, 134); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Birds of Prey gallery</span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> in my Print Galleries. For more information on the Northern Saw-whet owl, <a href="http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Aegolius&species=acadicus">CLICK HERE.</a></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(149, 153, 165); line-height: 23px; font-family:'Lucida Sans Regular', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s9/v15/p271078868-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s9/v15/p271078868-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com3