January 2016

January 2016 was a busy month for birds and me, with travels to Farmington Bay and Skull Valley yielding a plethora of beautiful birds. From herons stepping off their nest to the red-headed mergansers fishing together a lot of beauty came to light.
Enjoy!

Stepping off

Boat-tailed grackle in Maverick parking lot..

A pair of cuties..

Golden eagle in action

Sandhill cranes at the refuge.

Female common mergansers fishing together.

Red-tailed lift off.

Harrier sneaking by..

Mergansers again - good fishers..

Kestrel showing off it's tail feathers.

The mob..

Tundra swans

Waiting for the right moment..