Deas Island Park – CrazyM Bird & Nature Photography

Bewick’s Wren

Had some spare time this afternoon and headed out to Deas Island Park. I was not expecting to find much, but needed to get out for some fresh air. At the beginning of my walk I was surprised at the number of Bald Eagles for this location roosting high in the trees.

Further along and not so high in the trees was this Red-tailed hawk. While not seeing anything out of the ordinary, I would keep hearing the lovely song of Bewick’s Wrens.

Along the river side of the trail I finally managed to get this Bewick’s Wren to cooperate for a photo while singing. Hopefully a sign that spring is just around the corner.

Great Horned Owl

This afternoon’s walk took me to Deas Island Park. The highlight of the day were two Great Horned Owl juveniles.

While they were some distance away,

… and the light a little challenging, it was still fun watching them. As you can see they were also curious and watching me. They were still pretty downy and probably have not been away from the nest long. One of the adults was atop a nearby tree.

Common Redpoll

Over the winter I have made several trips out to locations around here where Common Redpoll had been sighted. These outings netted me neither sightings or photos. Yesterday took me to Deas Island Park, a spot I had not been in some time. Lo and behold, I came across a small flock of Common Redpoll. Unfortunately they were high up in the trees, which is normal, and the back light was too bright. I did manage a few record shots which I did not bother to blog about.

Hoping for better luck I returned today. I located them again early into my walk and once again they were in a poor spot for photos. They then moved off out of sight and I lost track of them. After several laps around the park I was on my way out when I located them again along the same stretch of trail as yesterday.