Another wonderful day of picture taking down on the river

[hal]

I'm kinda getting back into the swing of getting out and moving around now that spring is springing. I'm planning some ambitious backpacking this year so I've gotta lose a few pounds and get the legs in shape. Went to the river and did my usual loop around the pond and just as I was turning to go back toward home, I saw a coyote and went after him for quite a while.

But first, I went to check on the rookery and it seems just fine. I was sure that the lower simply had no head...


Reflection of the nesting trees


A crazed cormorant - the coots pass nervously by...


A turtle rises from the murk...


a very distant hare...


nice little shorebird...


and a smaller one (what are those DP?)


A Golden Eye (right?) just after popping out of the water


aHA! I just managed to spot this guy just a few feet from where I saw a baby coyote a few years ago. Could it be the same guy all grown up? I'll never know, but I was very proud of myself when I was unable to follow the guy through the brush - I broke off contact and went far around and reacquired him TWICE. I think I could have found him again, but it was REALLY time to go home now - it's really dark. The pics are barely adequate.




Saw this little bunny on the way out...


...and several deer too

[freeradical]

I'm not sure if following a coyote around is a great idea.

Maybe if it was a mountain lion...

[mrlynn]

hal wrote:
But first, I went to check on the rookery and it seems just fine. I was sure that the lower simply had no head...

"How Old Craney-Crow Lost his Head" —Joel Chandler Harris

http://www.unz.org/Pub/HarrisJoel-1903-00126

/Mr Lynn

[DP]

First pic is a Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) in breeding plumage. The next is a Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes).
Yep! The duck is a female Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
It'll be another month here before we see any migrating birds around. Nice pix as always...