Male Pileated Woodpecker
The bird the Iowa DNR said we didn't have.
Red Fox with three of her five pups
Red Fox with pup
Male Bluebird
Spring 2020
Four Red Fox pups with their mother
Downy Woodpecker at nest
Feeding little ones which could be heard calling for the parents to feed them.
Flycatcher
Bluebird baby with daddy
Baby bluebirds
Baltimore Oriole
Orchard Oriole
Female Bluebird
Territorial fight
Bluebird pair pinned down a female bluebird that came into their territory. After watching the two give the outsider several pecks, I intervened. The outsider lingered around the area for some time. The pair is feeding six babies, and the female has second clutch eggs in the nest box. Aggressive bluebirds are the best to have in your boxes.
Cardinal
Rose breasted grosbeak
Bluebirds
Dad with one of six babies
Daddy Bluebird feeding one of six babies
Daddy Bluebird feeding one of his six babies
Baby Bluebird just moments after leaving the nestbox
This was the babies first landing spot and daddy bluebird found it shortly thereafter with a bite to eat as a reward.
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Osprey
Eating a farm pond fish in an Iowa corn field. Probably won't see this very often.
Found this Osprey in a cornfield enjoying a farm pond fish. What a thrill!
Sleeping Red Fox
It's not often that you can sneak up on a sleeping fox!
Male Red Fox with a roadkill deer
Eagle with fish
This image was backlit, it had a lot of noise, and the background was distracting. I decided to use texture as a way to help with some of these issues.
Yellow Shafted Northern Flicker
Blood stained feathers from a recent kill
Sharp shinned or Coopers hawk, doesn't matter to me, I can't stand this bird.
American Bald Eagle
Family of Bald Eagles
Scavenging on a road-kill deer
Eagle scavenging a road-kill deer in a harvested corn field.