Becker Lake 2021

It's hard to see many birds in mid-winter at least very close so we go more for the sunsets.
I seldom miss grabbing some moon shots when the present themselves.
Dress warm!
Northern shovelers
Sometimes looking away from the sun is just as pretty.
Snow geese come through from time to time.
A young bald eagle.
Ferruginous Hawk
Goldeneyes
This guy posed but he had real problems
Ruddy duck female.
Red-winged blackbirds
Yellow-headed blackbird
These ibis came through on April 25th.
We went back a couple of days later and no ibis but got this spotted sandpiper.
And willets
They weren't shy and Fely got quite close.
We also got shots of swallows like this cliff swallow
The evening ended with a great sunset.
This little Cattle Egret showed up an evening in May.
The Ibis lasted until June then they went somewhere to nest, we assume.
Barn Swallow
One in a while I get one of these guys.
The Great Egret came after the sun had set for awile.
I did manage to get one half-way decent picture of a Night Hawk out of maybe 50.
This is how we usually see them at a distance.
The smoke sure brought a lot of firey suns.
Lesser Sandpiper
Night Swim
Fely's Bud!
The Nighthawks are always clear across the lake!
The Coots are growing up.
Getting Water for the Fire.
The Trout were suffering from the water being too warm.
 
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