Turkey Vulture or Buzzard

Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

I was on my way home from dropping my daughter off at day care the other day and spotted four Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) perched on a fence down the road from my house.  Once again I didn’t have my camera with me, but this time I went home and got the camera and went back.

When I get back they weren’t on the fence any more, they were on the silo behind the pasture.  I was a little dissapointed that they weren’t on the fence, but they were still near by.

May Flowers…dandelions

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Taraxacum officinale

Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale)

I went fishing a few weeks ago.  I went to one of my regular fishing spots.  This was the view from over my shoulder as I was fishing.

Dandelions are generally little more than a lawn nuiscaence.   This day they were simply beautifull.

Cool Kids and Wild Wings

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

GHO the Great Horned Owl from Wild WingsLast Friday evening we went to the Cool Kids event in Brockport. They were featuring Wild Wings, a non-profit organization specializing in birds of prey. They house and care for permanently injured raptors. They brought four of their friends, Quiver (American Kestrel), Wink (Eastern Screech Owl), GHO (Great Horned Owl), Amber (Red-Tailed Hawk).

I was hoping to get a chance to talk with them after the presentation but the weather didn’t cooperate. It did however hold out until the end of the presentation. Then the skies just opened up.