The Eleventh Eagle
Art and I made a day trip up to Hasty Brook on Saturday. Within two miles of our house in the Twin Cities I saw three Bald eagles and five Red-tailed Hawks. It promised to be a good day. By the end of the trip up I'd lost track of the Red-tailed Hawks, there were so many along the highway. This is a picture of the eleventh Bald Eagle. I spotted him on the ground about a half mile south of Hasty. I wonder what brought this enormous eagle down to sit

Wordless Wednesday

Skywatch Friday: The Skies are Always Sweeter
From the balcony at Hasty Brook, after a long day of gray sky and rain, first one glorious rainbow and then another. Look for more Skywatch Friday posts here.

When Wild Turkeys ATTACK!!! (sort of...)
Thanks to Art for being such a good sport letting me post this video of him being a goofus.

Has it Really Been a Month?
Sorry for the lack of posts this past month. No excuses, I'll just catch up. Art and the kids had the flu last week, fevers, aching muscles, cough and sore throat. The whole works. They all seem to be on the mend. I'm not sure why but I didn't get it. Thank God. ~~~~A few weeks ago I got to spend a morning birding with "Hap in New Hope." For the most part birding was slow but the conversation was wonderful. Hap brought along a great photo album of many of the rare birds that he's seen here in Minnesota over the years. Any time that I can spend with Hap is special and I can be sure that I'