Emmi: My Boxer Pup

A Headshot...



Catching Snowflakes...



Getting her groove on...



Insanity ensues...



Gobble, gobble, gobble...

Happy New Year!

Coopers Hawk

Coopers Hawk, originally uploaded by peghan01.

An unusually cooperative Coopers Hawk fell prey to my lens with pleasing sunlight and shadows. Now, if only it was eating something delicious...

Interesting note: Quality Control: The 1st photo was uploaded thru Flickr and these last 2 photos were uploaded from Blogger. Can you see a difference in color and sharpness? I sure do!

Winter Moon

Winter Moon, originally uploaded by peghan01.

Hearing a large flock of geese overhead and taking a peek at how large the flock was, I noticed they would fly right past the moon hanging quite high in the sky with the sun almost setting. Luckily, I brought up the lens, focused on the moon and clicked just as the geese flew past.

Nice 10 Pointer

Nice 10 Pointer, originally uploaded by peghan01.

In a few more weeks, it will be hard to find bucks sporting antlers. They drop them soon after the rut, as the need to fight for their girls attention will have passed as the season for mating has ended.

Snowy Weekend

Snowy Weekend, originally uploaded by peghan01.

The holiday weekend produced plenty of snow which made for a nice backdrop to this scene. Plenty of does were out, including this buck who wanted nothing to do with me.

Peekaboo!

Peekaboo!, originally uploaded by peghan01.

A chance sighting of this young buck feeding with a small group of does, I was happy to see he was putting on some weight he surely lost during this seasons rut. I also found the brick in the background to add some color, although I appreciate natural settings much more. An interesting note: No longer does this buck sport the swollen neck filled with the testosterone hormone acquired during the rut season. Very soon, bucks will drop their antlers, no longer needed to fend off other bachelor bucks in pursuit of does in estress.

Bald Eagle Building Nest

Bald Eagle building nest, originally uploaded by peghan01.

After taking a drive just to check for activity at the nesting site of the bald eagles from last spring, I was thrilled to discover the pair working on the nest! How exciting is that? Last year, I didn't know about it happening until May, but this time I have a huge head start!

If you see that this post looks alittle different, well it is...I started using Flickr to upload, as the quality from Blogger just wasn't cutting it... The only problem now, is figuring out how to upload multiple images...