Owl & Swallows

A lovely summer afternoon and a moderate crowd at Reifel this afternoon when I showed up to help out on the trails. While fairly quiet on the birding front, there have been a couple of Mourning Doves and Eastern Kingbirds for a change of pace of late. The highlight for most though,

Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl

… was this Great Horned Owl along the east dyke trail. I spent a good part of the afternoon with the camera set up on it providing this view to visitors.

Meanwhile back at the Tree Swallow nest,

Tree Swallow Nest
Tree Swallow Nest

… I continue trying to get shots of the adults arriving with food for the chicks. I managed to see three juveniles in the nest at once today.