As I was leaving Fritch Fortress at Lake Meredith this morning I came upon this Greater Roadrunner. It ran along beside the truck for 20 or 25 meters and then stopped. I stopped and took these photos through the passenger-side window of the truck. The whole series lasted less than 10 seconds. I’m not sure exactly…
Yesterday and today I went back out to where the Great Horned Owl is nesting and was able to get some better photos of this huge, beautiful bird. I still haven’t been able to catch her flying, but this morning she was out of the nest when I came into the area and I was…
There have been lots of Common Mergansers at Meredith this winter. The drakes never seem to bee close enough to get photos of, but this female wasn’t at all shy. I rarely see one out of the water. She sat there and preened for 15 minutes and then walked back to the water and swam…
Some more of the winter residents around Meredith. Marsh Wren. This guy was singing his head off. Song Sparrow. Canvasback and a Ring-billed Gull. Ring-billed Gull.
There’s only been a pair of Bald Eagles at Meredith for most of the winter this year. They are beautiful birds and I enjoy watching them. I do miss the excitement of a few years ago when there were 15 or more birds, mostly juveniles, at the Lake. This one had just dropped a fish…
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