Contest Winner
I was just notified that I won a photo contest at http://www.mikesfalconry.com/. Here is the image I submitted:
Headed home
Aurora left us today. Tina took her back to Minnesota to be with her folks during the birth of her little sister Teegan. (still due March 12th but may induce sooner). Rory was quite excited to be flying today and excited to be seeing her mommy and daddy this...
Texas Longhorn
Took Rory to a nearby property to see a Texas Longhorn. These horns have to be over 3 foot in length - each. One big steer.
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
For the past week, we’ve seen or heard two different woodpeckers on the property – the Ladder-backed and the Golden-fronted. Today, I was able to find and photograph both the male and female Ladder-backed Woodpeckers. Hopefully, we can catch the...
Birding in Texas
Fun mix of birds here this time of year with both “Texas only” birds and wintering migrants. We have seen about 40 species in our first few days here. Every morning there are 100’s of Chipping Sparrows feeding on the ground and dozen’s of Gold Finches on...
Blowing Bubbles
Tina and I are spending some time in Texas, escaping the Minnesota winter. We are fortunate to have our granddaughter Aurora with us to provide the entertainment and exercise. We spend a lot of time on the deck blowing bubbles.
Flying a Snowy Owl
Rehab flights from December 31st, 2009. The Raptor Center currently has 3 Snowy’s and they should be ready for rehab flying next month.
Test Post from Word 2010 to WordPress 3.x
I have been using Windows Live Writer 2011 to post to Wordpress as I like many of the formatting options. I did read a recent article about using Word as an alternative. Thought I try it and see if it is much different. To get started, open up Word, select File, New,...
Family Dinner
Wearing Christmas sweaters that Oma made. More images from the shoot….
Snowy Owl at MSP Airport
Thanks to Alex Cruz for reporting a juvenile Snowy Owl at the airport this afternoon. We also saw the small flock of 15-20 Snow Buntings.