Short-eared Owl Gathering Nesting Material
A short-eared owl gathers material for its nest. These photogenic owls are sometimes active earlier in the evening than most owls. Both male and female owls work together to build the nest on the ground.
A juvenile bald eagle traverses across a frozen lake on a winter morning in search of food. Bald eagles feed mostly on injured birds or fish, sometimes stolen from more skillful fishing birds. In winter, they tend to gather in around frozen lakes and rivers, where breaks in the surface ice provide a source of fish. I noticed the eagle warming up on the lake a little earlier. Soon, it started to scour an area where there was a break in the ice sheet, for fish. I liked the scene presented by dark eagle framed in the open winter landscape.
A male osprey takes evasive action as the female comes in to land on their nesting platform near the Snake River in Wyoming. It was great to see the pair take turns bringing in sticks for their nest. Despite not being able to see the eyes of either bird, I liked the image for the tension from the contrasting poses.
A Brahminy Kite sub-adult looks out for food from its perch on a stormy evening near Kodiyakkarai, Tamil Nadu. These kites are found close to human habitation and water bodies. As this juvenile becomes an adult, it will lose the rust tinges in its head and breast which will turn white.
A greater roadrunner forages late afternoon at Bosque del Apache NWR. Roadrunners forage mostly on foot and feed on insects, lizards, scorpions and even snakes. They seem immune to the poisons in their diet and are one of the few birds that actively hunt rattlesnakes, which they tackle in pairs - one birds distracts the snake while the other attacks it.
