Tag Archives: Birding

Raptor Day

Posted on January 25, 2018 by EagleAye

We enjoyed a terrific birding day the other day. We’re happy if we see one bird of prey in a day. On this day we saw five, and three different species. Best of all some of them allowed us to … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature, Photos | Tagged Birding, Birds, Hawk, Nature, Osprey, outdoors, Photography, Photos, Sapsucker | 11 Comments

Back to Birding

Posted on August 18, 2015 by EagleAye

Raising a child is time consuming. Since Hannah was born, Shey and I have focused entirely on her and not so much on our hobbies. Well, Hannah is getting older (2mos+) and it’s time she understands what her parents are … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature, Photos | Tagged Animals, Bird Watching, Birding, Birds, Nature, Photography, Photos | 12 Comments

Wild Bird Wednesday and some Lifers

Posted on March 11, 2015 by EagleAye

In birding there are plenty of birds you “know about” but have never seen. When you finally see it in person, it’s a “lifer.” Not all of these below are lifers, but still beautiful birds. Sandhill Crane (Lifer) Northern Flicker … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature, Photos | Tagged Animals, Birding, Birds, Lifer, Nature, Photography, Photos, Sandhill Crane, Wild Bird Wednesday | 14 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Reward

Posted on March 3, 2015 by EagleAye

This week’s Photo Challenge is: Reward. This can be interpreted many ways. Lately, I have personally received a lot of reward and today, I’m offering pictures of it. You see, “birding” might be considered something “easy” that retirees and pensioners … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature, Photos | Tagged Birding, Birds, Galveston, Nature, outdoors, Photography, Photos, postaday, Reward, Travel | 8 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Symmetry

Posted on February 14, 2015 by EagleAye

This week’s photo challenge is: Symmetry. I think the word for symmetry should be symmetrical, like “radar.” Oh well, Here are my pics answering the challenge. Barn Swallows Neotropic Cormorants (Galveston, TX) Roseate Spoonbills (Galveston, TX) Eastern Phoebes European Starlings … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature, Photos | Tagged Birding, Birds, Galveston, Nature, outdoors, Photography, Photos, postaday, Roseate Spoonbill | 9 Comments

Finally Got An Osprey!

Posted on January 30, 2015 by EagleAye

Shey and I have seen plenty of Ospreys in the past, but until recently, we’ve never gotten a good pic of one. They usually soar past and behind the trees before we get a good focus. While hiking the other … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature, Photos | Tagged Animals, Birding, birds of prey, Nature, Osprey, Photography, Photos, Wild Bird Wednesday | 20 Comments

Scenes from Granger Lake

Posted on March 24, 2014 by EagleAye

Granger Lake is a wonderful place with a great array of wildlife areas and many different scenes of life to photograph. We had a lovely day there.

Posted in Animals, Nature, Photos | Tagged Animals, Birding, Birds, Butterfly, Granger Lake, Nature, outdoors, Photography, Photos, Sky, Travel | 14 Comments

Happy Bird Day

Posted on March 10, 2014 by EagleAye

The day in Balcones Canyonlands Wildlife Refuge started cold and and dark. In Texas, we don’t ever expect it to get that cold, though it does often enough. But with the prospect of getting pics of new and interesting birds, … Continue reading →