A LITTLE BIT OF EAGLE CONFLICT YESTERDAY.

As I was driving by the south end of Vaseux Lake yesterday afternoon I noticed a couple of eagles on the ice so I pulled off into wide spot to try for some photos.  There was a mature and an immature.  Soon after another immature joined them followed a bit later by a third immature.  Two of them were soon scrapping and carrying on.  They were quite a distance from me and with my 800mm lens on my crop frame camera I still had to crop over 50% in the computer to get what I have.   After leaving there I found two more mature eagles just after the sharp corner on the highway.

Notice this one landing on the other.

Flattened him.

The first one to leave.

At it again.

One of the others further up the lake.

Lots of Redheads in the lake.

WE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN TEMPERATURE DROP.

That opened up some new opportunities for photography.

We got to see a Canyon Wren yesterday.

Canyon Wren.

Canyon Wren.

This image was taken at the equivalent of 160 mm which is considerably more than normal eyesight.  Can you see what I'm looking at way up there?

Taken at the equivalent of 640 mm then zoomed way in.

The rest of today's photos were taken down at the creek across the street from our house.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS NEAR AND FAR!

           I took my camera for a ride this afternoon.  I thought I might get some snow scenes but as high as I drove the snow wasn't cooperating.  There was slush on the road but no snow sticking to the trees.  Oh well, I did find some feathered friends to share with you.

The eagle was hoping he was invisible but I still spotted him.

That's down on his beak from preening like in the next photo.

Busy preening.

A pair of juvenile Trumpeter Swans.

This is how Trumpeter Swans feed.

Immature Northern Shrike.

Immature Northern Shrike.

Great Blue Heron.