Author: livingthedreamwithsallyandvic

Here are some images from recent days here in Kenansville FL.

The owl nest is also on Joe Overstreet.

On one of our trips to Orlando we spotted this Cara Cara on a telephone pole. I had the fun of taking his picture. He’s pretty high up but what a pretty bird.

Vic got this woodpecker, also on Joe Overstreet. Another beautiful creature.

Vic’s memory card broke so we had to go to Orlando and find a camera shop. Turns out the memory cards we were using are being discontinued so we got two upgraded cards and a card reader. However they sold us the wrong card reader. We had to go back and get the right one. What a pain. The place is an hour and a half each way from here. Did I say what a pain?

We are enjoying the new cards though. They give a better image and they have twice as much memory.

We were back in Clermont last week. We came back because heavy rain was forecast and we’d rather be in Clerbrook than out in a field. The rain happened, 2 solid days of it.

The next day we were outside enjoying blue skies and low 70’s. A red shouldered hawk flew down onto a telephone pole. I got my camera out of the truck and took a couple of pictures. Suddenly another red shouldered hawk flew down right next to the first one! I kept taking pictures. This is what I saw.

Here’s an assortment of birds we captured over the past 10 days or so.

I think the pair of RSH is my only shot in this group. Vic got some awesome captures – my favorite is the Snail Kite.

Apart from the day I was attacked, we got some interesting shots I hope you enjoy.

These are some beautiful birds. I have tremendous respect for their fierceness and will always be very cautious around them from now on. I still think they are gorgeous though.

These are immature eagles.

Eagles get their white heads and white tail feathers at full maturity, around 5 years. They mate for life.

Vic got these shots the day after I was attacked by the Barred Owl. Our friends Mark and Elizabeth came for the day to see all the owls we had found. I was staying in the truck. Do you blame me?

Having an exciting day. We were trying to get barred owls flying, using a call to get their attention. We got their attention all right. One of them flew at me, passed just inches over my head. That was the warning shot if I had realized. Later he flew right at me again only this time his claws got me. I was lucky he missed my eye. Probably only because the camera was up covering my right eye. Also fortunately little Zoe was in the truck out of harm’s way.

The attack shook me up pretty good but I’m OK. Cleaned the scratches and I’m good as new.

We didn’t think they had a nest, never heard any babies but possibly …

Yesterday we were in an area called Prairie Lakes Rd and saw probably 20 eagles. There are eagle nests everywhere. We only got shots of a few but we saw so many.

We were standing around looking at the great horned owl and talking to a Japanese couple (who live in the area) – they told us about some burrowing owls they had seen on a different road. We found them – they burrow under the cattle troughs.

We found an owl nest on a topless palm tree tucked away behind a large tree dripping with Spanish moss. The first day we were there it was somewhat cloudy. Vic had to brighten the picture.

The next day we saw one owlet standing up.

The parent owl was on the top of an adjacent palm tree.

We watched her/him take flight.

We were lucky to find this owl and her nest. We’ve been wishing for great shots of this bird for a long time.