More Visits to the Barred Owl Tree and Snow Birds~

 Well if it is there, and it was not too far to go, you would want to go visit the Barred Owl again too ;)

A total of 5 visits and 3 times it was right on it's favorite tree.

While visiting last Monday, out of seemingly nowhere came around the top of the tree a Gray Squirrel and oh my, did it frighten the Barred Owl. 

The Owl turned it's head back and forth so fast, calmed down and went back to sleep.

Sigh ;) 

Remember to double click on the image, to view a larger slide show of the images shared

   

 I will also be linking up with Mary at:

Mosaic Monday

at: 

  http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.

As well as I am linking up with Stewart at:

   Wild Bird Wednesday

(http://paying-ready-attention-gallery.blogspot.com.au/)

The land and the walk to the favored tree of the Barred Owl is really beautiful. 

For now, being Winter, one does not have to be concerned about ticks and so I like to walk off the main path~

A Northern Mockingbird will take up a certain size of territory for the Winter, that has an abundance of desired food sources and pretty much lives off that plot the entire season~

Yikes, I was surprisingly shocked that a Belted Kingfisher came and landed not far from where I was standing. 

I had heard it coming, and froze when it landed ;)

Nice~



Please forgive me if I ID these wrong, but I am thinking that these are once again the Green-winged Teals~

The sunlight was so bright on the lake that it looked liked tiny gems glisteing on the water~



The husby says he is not walking all that way to see the Barred Owl, he will just enjoy the image shares. 

It takes about 20 to 30 minutes to arrive at the site. 

I decided to take some images from a ways away...can you see it?

The sky was a glorious blue last Monday~

After the Barred Owl saw the Gray Squirrel, it kept looking down, trying to figure out where it had gone...

I knew ;)

It had gone into a lower hole and had picked up a Walnut along the way~

We have had such a long stretch of COLD weather and a nice bit of snow as well. 

The children around here have already used up 7 snow days...

We drove over to Long Run Park one morning and the snow was falling.

There were several groups of Mallard Ducks~



 Oh My Goodness another Belted Kingfisher, this one dashing about and making all kinds of noise...;)



I asked the husby to pull over, when I spotted several Eastern Bluebirds. 

I had just begun to take photographs when along comes a car. 

The person drives right down the lane where I was standing and gets out and says

"It always takes another photographer to ruin a photo shoot." 

Ha ha it was Jim Johnson and his wife...also known as Grampy, who manages the blog:
http://www.goatsass.com/ that I had met several evenings before. 

They have since gone back to their home in Western Kentucky, but of all things to meet up once again and truly no one else was in that park and it is large too.

And quite honestly, I got some pretty fair images, before they ever arrived, they had not ruined a thing ;)

I saw these birds flying over from a distance as we were driving home. 

Not sure what they were, but had to use them too.

Nature's Red and Green Viewed from Inside Our Home~

We finally have winter weather and while I shall not complain...no, no, no... that would not do...I sure am COLD!  I am so not a cold weather person and as I have gone into even more avoidance of cold weather, as I have gotten older...did I just say that...yes, I did.  The temperature this morning was 17 and there was a slight wind blowing which did not help my chill to the bones condition.  I did manage to get to church and by the time I drove the 16 miles to arrive on time, I was warm enough to drag myself from the auto into the church building.  I took these images from inside different windows of our home.  I love shades of green, especially the greens created out in nature and those along with the lovely red of a Cardinal...it all makes me very happy, even on these cold days of winter. 
Hoping everyone has a marvelous week, a happy and safe and yes, warm week~