Birdwatching at the Pits

Because we have so few 50 degree days in January, Rick and I took advantage of the nice weather Saturday, (it snowed Sunday) and went out to do some birdwatching.

Little Male Downy

Red Tailed Hawk

Mushrooms! Rick makes fun of me for photographing fungus, but they're so interesting! And these were REALLY BIG!

A few geese at Ada Hayden

We didn't find anything quite as exotic as the Snowy Owl we saw on the 1st, but it's always nice to find a few Downys.

Rollo movie

Rollo introducing himself to the 3rd graders.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3829DvDZ37U

Happy New Year!

Rick and I kicked off 2015 with some road-side birdwatching!

Our first bird of the year was a great shot of this little male Kestrel (there was some damage to the feathers on his tail, but when he took off he seemed to be flying alright)

We also started 2015 with a brand new bird to add to our life list!

SNOWY OWL!

This owl was happily sitting in a field looking around when we spotted him from the road. 

Slightly zoomed in version so you can see his face!