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Bald Eagle – Tower Nest Update 16: First Fledge

May 222013

NOTE: This observation is a continuation of a previous post. The earlier article can be found here: Bald Eagle – Nest Tower Update 15 As I walked to the Bald Eagle nest this week I could tell something was different, even from a great distance. As I began my hike to the transmission tower I

Red-tailed Hawk – Baylor Nest Update 12

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May 172013

NOTE: This observation is a continuation of a previous post. The earlier article can be found here: Red-tailed Hawk – Baylor Nest Update 11 Mom and dad were high in the sky when we arrived today. They obviously had been disturbed from the nest and were eager to get back. A couple of quick pictures

Bald Eagle – Tower Nest Update 15

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May 152013

NOTE: This observation is a continuation of a previous post. The earlier article can be found here: Bald Eagle – Nest Tower Update 14 Checking on the eagle’s nest this past weekend, I was presented a sight which I had not seen since the early days of the nesting effort—a lone adult eagle sitting on

Red-tailed Hawk – Baylor Nest Update 11

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May 102013

NOTE: This observation is a continuation of a previous post. The earlier article can be found here: Red-tailed Hawk – Baylor Nest Update 10 Both adult Red-tailed Hawks were soaring high in the sky when we arrived at the nest this week. This allowed us an excellent look at their lone eyas. This fine looking

Barred Owl – Family

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May 092013

This family of Barred Owls living at White Rock Lake has already been well documented here: Barred Owls — Troubadours Of The Trees. But I had to get out and see them for myself. I took these pictures in the early evening of April 18, 2013. The owls had just emerged from their daytime roosts

Bald Eagle – Tower Nest Update 14

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May 082013

NOTE: This observation is a continuation of a previous post. The earlier article can be found here: Bald Eagle – Nest Tower Update 13 Both adult eagles were absent from the nest and the general area when I arrived on Sunday morning. In fact, neither of the two eaglets were visible at the time either.

Red-tailed Hawk – Baylor Nest Update 10

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May 032013

NOTE: This observation is a continuation of a previous post. The earlier article can be found here: Red-tailed Hawk – Baylor Nest Update 9 When we arrived today we found the female Red-tailed Hawk on the nest, and the male on the far away cell phone tower as per usual. While we were observing, the

News – Duck and Ducklings Play in Frisco Pool

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May 032013

News - Duck and Ducklings Play in Frisco Pool

A duck and her eleven ducklings are having the time of their life in the Mason family’s Frisco backyard and pool. See the news account below: NBCDFW.com – Duck and Ducklings Play in Frisco Pool

Bald Eagle – Tower Nest Update 13

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May 012013

NOTE: This observation is a continuation of a previous post. The earlier article can be found here: Bald Eagle – Nest Tower Update 12 The two adult eagles were sitting together at the top of one of the transmission towers when we arrived on this cloudy morning. Only one juvenile was visible at the time.

Red-tailed Hawk – Baylor Nest Update 9

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Apr 262013

NOTE: This observation is a continuation of a previous post. The earlier article can be found here: Red-tailed Hawk – Baylor Nest Update 8 The male Red-tailed Hawk was seen flying into the nest as we were parking our car on this Sunday afternoon, but he did not stay long. By the time we had

Bald Eagle – Tower Nest Update 12

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Apr 242013

NOTE: This observation is a continuation of a previous post. The earlier article can be found here: Bald Eagle – Nest Tower Update 11 No adult birds were present at the nest when we arrived this week. The eaglets too were nowhere to be seen. In spite of their rapidly increasing size, they still have

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