Got this photo on this sunny but cold day on Murray Road in central Newton County, Arkansas. This is a female. Their numbers increase through March and April; then they are gone until next fall:
Posts Tagged ‘Newton County’
First Yellow Bellied Sapsucker of 2015
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged 2015, Arkansas, cold day, Feburary, Newton County, parthenon, yellow bellied sapsucker on February 12, 2015| Leave a Comment »
WOW !! The colors on a Road-runner’s tail
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, colors, Newton County, Road runner, roadrunner, tail on January 8, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Roadrunner
A pair of Red Shouldered Hawks hunting frogs along a small creek
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, hunting frogs, Little Buffalo River, mated pair, Newton County, red shouldered hawk on December 18, 2014| 1 Comment »
This mated pair working along a small creek which flows into the Little Buffalo River yesterday prior to the rains – they ate about 6-8 frogs. Fun to watch them to work.
Click to enlarge the hawk with frog photo.
More Cedar Waxwings eating softened overripe crab-apples
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged apples, cedar waxwing, Cedar Waxwings, crab apples, crazy, fermented, Newton County, over feeding, parthenon on December 15, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I have had some 20 Cedar Waxwings at this tree, at once; I think the apples ferment and it makes the birds drunk; flying into the ground, hitting the house, and generally acting crazy, the last photo has a waxwing the has stabbed a crabapple with his beak (which has a tiny hook or barb on the tip) and it throwing her head back to eat the fruit:
Bald Eagle at the Little Buffalo crossing 4 miles south of Jasper yesterday afternoon
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, Bald Eagle, Newton County, south of Jasper on December 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Barred Owl in light drizzle this evening — December 2014
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, Barred Owl, light drizzle, Newton County, parthenon, this evening on December 3, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Pileated Woodpecker drilling for termites, Newton County Arkansas
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, drillinhg holes, Newton County, pileated woodpecker, termite on November 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »
A male Pileated woodpecker drilling for termites today. It is nearly 60F with winds gusting from the west at over 30 MPH. Taken with a Canon 50D and a Canon EF300L IS f/4.0 Lens:
Click to enlarge
Juvenile Red Tail Hawk today
Posted in Weather, Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, Boston Mountains, hawk, hawks, Newton County, red-tail, warmimg on November 20, 2014| 1 Comment »
Today was an exceptional day. It was 21F at dawn and the temperature rose into the lower 60s by 2 PM today. The hawks were warming in trees and on utility poles this morning. I got an interesting sequence of a juvenile Red Tail hawk launching this morning; this whole sequence takes paces in 0.7 seconds: used a Canon 7D and a Canon EF 300L IS f/2.8 with a 1.4x TC by Canon:
Juvenile Bald Eagles arrive on a cold November day
Posted in The River, Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, bald eagle. eagles, bald eagles, Boston Mountains, juvenile, little buffalo, Newton County on November 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Two young Bald Eagles swept in over the Little Buffalo this morning before the sun came out (they may be 2-5 years old); pictures are of gliding, landing, and balancing, then later the two (male and female together). The male is the smaller bird. Taken with a Canon 7D and a Canon EF 300L IS 2.8 Lens with a Canon 1.4X TC:
Ode to 2013 autumn colors NW Arkansas
Posted in Mountain Scenery, mountains, The River, tagged 2013, Arkansas, fall, Newton County, parthenon on November 8, 2014| 1 Comment »
Since this year was not nearly as colorful as last year, here is a reminder of last fall; taken November 3, 2013:
Life and Wildlife along the Little Buffalo River 