It's been a few weeks since I've been able to take any new images. Here are some from a couple months back from two different days and locations. Juvenile Peregrine in both, the latter when one was harassing a juvenile harrier or vice versa. It might be the New Year before I'm able to go out and actually take photos again. Just to be clear it has to do with equipment issues, I don't need any repairs myself.
These were taken before duck hunting season started in early October. The birds were less wary at the time and there were more teals around. At least one of these birds is a drake that is starting to moult into breeding plumage.
I had this bird fly over my head when I was at the lake one day in late September. I was fairly confident I knew what it was at the time but then forgot about it until I was walking back to the car fairly late in the day. It wasn't the best light but I was able to get a couple usable images. I haven't been able to take any shots recently so haven't thought much about the blog. I still have a few images to post from earlier in the Fall and before the fall.
These are also from early September. Semi-palmated in the first photo - the rest are White-rumped. The White-rumped are slightly larger than the Semi-palmated and their primary flight feathers protrude farther beyond their tails.
I don't think this bird knew what I was since after it landed it continued to walk toward me to get a better look. I was hoping it would start feeding but that didn't happen and as the light was fading I had to move and start heading back to my car.
