Birds of Butler County Ohio

Lately, not out as much as I would like, but if you look around, there is always an interesting bird to photograph...maybe in your yard or in a park or near some water.

 Downy woodpecker cloudy day

Downy woodpecker, same tree, sunny day.

 Great blue herons starting a small rookery nearby

 Great Blue Herons at a small rookery in West Chester, Ohio

 Two Owlets..should be fledging in another 2 or 3 weeks.

 Owlets in a nest can in Loveland, Ohio...mom could not be seen except several hundred yards away..a tiny dot to the naked eye..( this was taken with a Coolpix P900 and cropped!) keeping an eye on the area of the two babes.

 Song sparrow

 Red-shouldered Hawk

 Red-shouldered Hawk

Red- shouldered hawk now snacking on a meal.... took off after this photograph was taken.

Cloudy day, Bald Eagle taking leaves to the nest.

Thanks for stopping by.

A wide shot of the small but growing rookery near Ikea.

Various sights seen lately

 Juvenile Hawk...either Cooper's or Red Shouldered...need to see the wings or tail to confirm 100%

 Great Blue Herons of West Chester, Ohio

resting on the nest

More Bald Eagles of Southwest Ohio

Things seen through my lens:

Parents- to -be making numerous trips to pack the nest and make it stronger in preparation for eaglets...it was a dark and gloomy day as Joe took things up to the nest to companion Rosie, in Butler County Ohio