Bird assortment.

Green-winged Teal

Male Ruffed Grouse

Female R.Grouse

Not sure what these 2 were doing.     7AM too early to go back to sleep

Belted Kingfisher

Wood-duck

Northern Flicker at Home. Never saw woodpeckers make square holes before.

Injured Norther Harrier being prepared for trip to Vet.

Boxed and ready to go

Spring Continues to arrive, slowly

Snacking on twigs

Greeting the sunrise

Muskrat bring home breakfast

 

 One single Otter this morning. Takes a break from fishing.

checking to see if it's missing any fish swimming by

Shaking off the water

Catfish envy

OK, now I've caught it, what do I do with it?

A week of "stuff"

Early return of Wood-Ducks

Swallows also returning early

after dredging up rocks and vegetation for dam from bottom of marsh he finds himself in a tangle of weeds.

Placing one final rock at sun-up

Wonder why they are called Golden Eyes.

morning stretch

eating Cranberries

wee fella only about the size of a ping pong ball

Buffle-Head Duck Battle

A happy couple of Buffle-Heads are interrupted by a challenger. And the tournament begins. 

Romeo arrives, skidding to a halt. And the fight is on!!!!

Beaver retreats out of the way

The female also tries to evade

At this point the female decides who she prefers and joins the chase.

And the happy couple depart leaving the rejected and dejected one behind