Sax/zim birds today.

[JayinMN]

I can't complain about not finding any birds today. There were shaptail grouse, shrikes, a few different hawks, and a variety of water fowl in the ditches, a sand hill crane, snow buntings and even a long-eared owl. C&C welcomed.

A not so sneaky hooded meganser trying to hide.

This ones a little more flaunting.

The female model.

One of the many wood duck pairs I saw.

I chased these guys up and down Hwy 7 all winter and could never get a shot and then all of a sudden today they are sitting on the telephone wires and let me walk up pretty close to them. Not the best picture but aleast I finally got something.

Long-ears wasn't as impressed with me as I was with him. I barely got a glance from him before he went back to snoozing.

And handsome ole Mr. Greenhead.

And a lone crane walking through a snowy field picking at whatever it can find.

[Deitz Dittrich]

again great stuff, Love the 2nd owl shot, very sharp! Man he looks mad!

[jonny_redhorse]

Great captures Jay!....You findly got your car fixed I see...the "bog" certainly is alive with the spring creatures for sure!....I too noticed a "bunch" of hooded mergansers as well as canada honkers and mallards in the ditch running along the length of #7....I think I saw the same flock of buntings also as they lit in the grass a few yards in front of my truck but always seem to spook as I get the camera ready....rare to see them sitting on the power lines ....great bunting capture!

[MN Shutterbug]

Nice series. I especially like the woody pair.

[finnbay]

You had a great day! Love 'em!

[Steve Foss]

Beautiful stuff, Jay! A great day at the bog for you.

[Dbl]

What a variety! Great work, I keep coming back to the many birds on the telephone lines. Something about it compositionally draws me back.

[longcaster]

very nice pics

[mmeyer]

That's some great stuff Jay!! The owl is my favorite, especially the 2nd. Oh yeah, I love the 2nd Merganser as well. All very nice.