Later on a back road drive I thought I saw another dog. This time it was running across the road in front of me. I realized too late it was a coyote. Bad shot of a good subject.
I followed this red-tailed hawk for about a mile. He finally landed in a tree quite a distance off the road, with his back to me. Another bad shot of a good subject.
The temps are hovering around 27° with misting rain. Yep, freezing on the highway. DC isn't feeling well, so I ventured out to get some cold meds. To prevent slipping and sliding, I took the back roads. Hard to slide on dirt and gravel. On the way I saw a flock of dark-eyed juncos. None of them were cooperating with my camera. This is the best I could do. They were feeding in the weeds alongside the road. Yep, another bad pic of a good subject.
Guess I should end with a good shot of something. So I will share a pic of this Killdeer wading in the edge of what I have named 'the blue heron pond'.
Linking to Saturday Critters
Hello, Neat sighting of the coyote. I never see them around here, I guess that may be a good thing. I love all the birds, nice Hawk sighting and the Killdeer is so cute. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your day and weekend!
ReplyDeleteI hear coyotes at night, but have not seen any in a long time.
ReplyDeleteAlso we have Bobcats here in Mississippi, and that is enough big cats for me. No Mountain Lions, please and thank you!
I love to see Hawks! Even a back view is interesting.
Beautiful Killdeer!
It is pouring rain today. I am staying indoors with a cup of hot tea and watching the Goldfinches flocking to my feeders
Hope you are having a great weekend
That's a beautiful photo of the killdeer, such a striking bird. We don't have those where I live, but we do have mountain lions and coyotes.
ReplyDeleteYou're out there getting shots - that's the important thing!!!
ReplyDeleteI find that Red-tails are really hard to photograph. I think they have been persecuted for so long that they are wary of humans who in times past generally toted a gun and killed them randomly.
ReplyDeleteMost of the time, at least very often, the good subjects tend not to cooperate...
ReplyDeleteNot too bad after all :)
Hello!:) The critters might have been uncooperative, but you got some great sightings, at least you saw them, and you had the thrill of the chase.:) We don't get Coyotes where I live, and I have never seen a Red-tailed Hawk. Neat shot of the striking Killdeer though.
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