Christmas catch up

Over the past few weeks I got a bit behind on downloading and processing images. Now I have some time off, I’ve been able to get to a few them.

The Pileated Woodpecker (pair, I believe) stayed around for a while, but I haven’t seen them for a week or so. As a parting gift, the male posed nicely for me.

Another day, at the same location, an Eastern Bluebird and a Northern Flicker had the good sense to sit in almost the same focal plane. This perhaps should be two separate images, but I like seeing them both looking in the same direction.

In the past few days, we’ve had our share of hawks eating their breakfasts in front of us (I’m not showing those images out of consideration for my more squeamish readers). This one was resting—and perhaps digesting—very close to the south bridge. After a while, it noticed me and gave me “the eye.”

Finally, with the return of the (almost) cold weather, the Hooded Mergansers have started to make an occasional appearance. I’ve taken too many pictures of the male. Here’s a nice look at the female.