Tree Swallow bogey at 11 o'clock high . . .

Hey bud, what's going on over there?

When an eagle snags a fish out of the river, and it is on the smallish side, sometimes they just go ahead and eat the little snack before circling back for the next catch . . .

A Sandhill Crane and its days-old colt stroll through the spring grasses . . .

Sometimes you just have to stick your neck out to figure out where you want to go . . .

When the shore ice is melting in Kodiak Bay Knowing that Spring is well on its way He calls to his mate of a lifetime, to a yearly nest in the thorn Planting the egg in the branches And with God's assistance, an occasional eagle is born (Lyrics from "An Occasional Eagle" by Fred Carter, Jr.)

A Great Egret found a bountiful source of tadpoles and leisurely worked its way along the water's edge plucking and tossing . . .

Two eaglets take in their surroundings with the moon over their shoulders; they are probably within 2 to 3 weeks of fledging . . .

A juvie Bald Eagle glides with grace into the afternoon sun . . .

Nothing to see here, just blending in . . . This Sandhill Crane and its mate were in a marshy area with tall reeds and grasses. What you can't see are the two small colts that were tagging along, which is a good thing since the odds of a colt reaching adulthood is roughly 50% whether through predation or other causes.