A stunning day at the refuge!

Diana, Murphy and I had the afternoon off today, so we decided to see if there were any eagles at the Farmington Bay wildlife refuge.  No, there were not!  Perhaps they were off up to Henefer and fishing in the Weber river for the afternoon - who knows.
But, the Northern Harriers gave us a performance that will be hard to beat!  First one of them showed us what he does to just hang in the air while looking for food - and he not only did it once, he did it three times within camera range!
Secondly, two harriers had a brief battle - and I was fortunate enough to capture a few frames of it! You know how birds turn upside down and then right themselves - yep, they really do it!

Finally a couple of wonderful scenes - a feather caught on a branch and the ice cracking across the pond, plus a pair of Kestrels on their nest - very homey shot!
Enjoy!

Now for the dogfight!

Scenery is always captivating:

Finally, a real set of homebodies!