The fierce look of a red tail hawk. I got within 35′ of this hawk sitting in the sun warming a few days ago:
Archive for December, 2012
That fierce look; like only of bird of prey can give:
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, hawk, Jasper, murray, nature, near, on, red, road, tail on December 31, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Red tail hawk – a quick get-away !
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, boston mtns, murray rd, parthenon, red tail hawk on December 29, 2012| Leave a Comment »
He finally spotted me just off Murray Road and he took off showing his beautiful red tail:
Up near Deer Arkansas, a young red-tail experiencing his first snowfall
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged 327, Arkansas, hawk, near Deer, on, red, snow, tail on December 28, 2012| Leave a Comment »
On Highway 327 about half way to Deer on 12/26/12 (where they got 6 inches of snow), I tookt this photo of a young Red-tail hawk in the flurries:
The cardinal in colder (17F) but the sun is out today
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, boston, cardinal, cold day, Mountains, northern, nw arkansas, parthenon, snow on December 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Taken with a handheld Canon 50D and a 400mm f/5.6 lens. She seems to be happy with the sunshine:
A cold Cardinal in the Murray Valley
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, boston, cardinal, flight, in, Mountains, murray, northern, parthenon, valley on December 26, 2012| 1 Comment »
She is leaving the brush in search of seeds. This photo was taken at way too slow a speed to stop her wings but her head is stationary. It is in the upper 20’s this morning in the mountains SW of Parthenon:
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A Christmas Hermit Thrush
Posted in Wild Birds on December 25, 2012| 1 Comment »
On this Christmas morning this quiet Hermit Thrush is looking towards the skies. Peace everyone !
Update: we are in the 3-6 inch band in the Accu-weather Forecast
Posted in Weather, tagged artkansas, ice, northwest, snow on December 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Winter Storm Warning for the mountains of AR
Posted in Weather, tagged boston, climate, Mountains, nature, storm, warning, weather, winter on December 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »
… Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from noon Tuesday to
midnight CST Tuesday night…
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from noon Tuesday to
midnight CST Tuesday night.
* Event… a developing storm system will approach Arkansas from
the west on Christmas day. A mixture of mainly snow and sleet
will develop over the area Christmas day… eventually changing
to all snow as the day progresses. The snow will taper off
late Tuesday evening.
* Snow accumulations… three to six inches of snow accumulation
are expected. Some locally higher amounts will be possible in
the higher elevations.
* Impact… travel conditions will be treacherous… as roadways
become ice and snow covered.
Precautionary/preparedness actions…
A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow…
sleet… and ice are expected or occurring. Strong winds are also
possible. This will make travel very hazardous or impossible.
White = Winter Storm Warning:
Portrait of a Downey woodpecker in Murray Valley – Snow coming Tuesday
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, Downey, murray road, parthenon, woodpecker on December 23, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Its cool this morning, about 40F (not bad for December) but cold and snow will be setting in this week. Highs will barely reach freezing after Tuesday. This is good. We need some real cold weather this winter. This morning early a female Downey Woodpecker was working the bark of a sassafras tree in the side yard. Got this photo with a Canon 7D and a 600mm f/4.0 lens at f/5.6; she was born last spring:
Potential for snow is good for Christmas day:
A December morning overlooking Henson Creek
Posted in Mountain Scenery, tagged Arkansas, boston, creek, henson, Mountains, parthenon, valley on December 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Life and Wildlife along the Little Buffalo River 