Merry Christmas Eve! Safe travels if you are on the road today. View from the front (passenger seat of course) from a road trip years ago. #PNW #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Grey ghost (male harrier) hunting in the Utah winter grasses. 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Song sparrow in the winter sparkle. So begins the week where many of us are in final preparations for the holidays, getting ready for travel or welcoming guests. Don't forget to pack your patience! 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

"Hey! Hey! It's the weekend" Stay safe, be kind. Oh and stay dry for those of us in the PNW. 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Peek-a-boo! Sandhill crane from a couple of years ago. 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Preening and having an evening conversation before bedtime. Two pelicans in the almost calm evening waters. Looks nice doesn't it? Reality is this was next to a landfill and it was stinky! 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

These fierce little hunters don't stick around for very long once you are spotted. Glad this one let us get a couple of images before leaving. #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited 🪶

The rain stopped on Saturday and while several of our regular spots are still either under water or in danger of flooding we did find a hawk to hang out with. 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Friday flight! Say's Phoebe launching off a branch in the New Mexico winter sunshine. Stay safe, be kind. #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited 🪶

Ok you can turn off the faucet now, we've had enough rain. 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Fairy Lantern. #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Soaring up and down over the fields. I always image them having a bit of fun as they swoop low, then a bit higher over the reedy tall grasses, and back down again over the low grasses. #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited 🪶

Female red-wing blackbird take a rest on a cattail while the males sing their songs off in the distance. Late winter evening in Utah a couple of years ago. #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited 🪶

Fall hawks! 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Soaring into the weekend and into a thousand days of rain forecast, sigh. Stay safe, be kind. 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

This rough-legged hawk that has been hanging out in the area this winter, is one of the more graceful hawks I've seen. I have so many images of his short little flights from one tree top to another. #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited 🪶

Dramatic skies - check! Golden sunlight - check! Owls - check! 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Mr. & Mrs. 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

It's starting to get cold despite the warm looking sunset. Sandhill cranes. 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Can't keep my eyes open after all the delicious food (and leftovers)! This weekend calls for sleeping in. Stay safe, be kind. 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

No turkey for these two, they are dining on duck. Hope your day is peaceful and delicious. #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Me: heading to the kitchen to begin the Thanksgiving prep... 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Flying high! Even though this was taken this past summer it looks like this could have been winter. Male harrier. 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

This was the first time that a shortie landed very close to us, we had a couple of close encounters that day, it was magical! From a couple of winters ago. 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Shake off the week, the weekend is here. Stay safe, be kind #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky 🪶

Oh deer! Columbian white tailed deer hanging out at one of our normal birding spots. #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

We found some sunshine at the end of the of the day, along with some sandhill cranes. #PhotographersUnited 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky

Searching for snacks. Yellow-headed blackbird. 🪶 #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky

To me it looks like she's pulled her wings up around her like a cloak and is ready for more rain. 🪶 #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky

Friday flight! Flying off into the sunset. Shorties are back and I am looking forward to spending some cold winter days with them! #PhotographersofBluesky 🪶 #PhotographersUnited

Harrier soaring through the layered sunset. #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited 🪶

Memories of Sandhills ICM of a sandhill crane coming to roost in the evening. We decided not to go back to NM this year ,so I've been going through images from the past two years. Editing the bazillion that haven't been touched yet (deleting a lot). 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Just me and my shadow. Sandhill crane New Mexico 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Little territorial skirmish. Harrier and rough-legged hawk. 🪶 #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky

Friday flight! Be safe, be kind! 🪶 #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky

We've been out a couple of times looking for shorties, and we've seen a few but they've been way back in the fields. This one is from this past spring before they left us for the summer. 🪶 PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Oh sure after halloween I take a halloween-ish feeling photo. Hitchcock vibes! 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

While searching for shorties yesterday, we found this rough-legged hawk instead. It was a pretty gloomy and overcast day but we made the best of it. This hawk hung around for a long time, flying from tree to tree. New bird for me as well, so yay! 🪶 #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky

You would think he wouldn't be tired with the extra hour of sleep. #Owls 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Boo, my Halloween kitty, sends you cozy weekend vibes. Be safe, be kind. #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky

One of my favorite shorties from last winter. #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky 🪶

While all the other birds were hanging out around the feeder this house sparrow was off to the side looking all nice in the sunshine. NewMexico from a couple of winters ago. 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

This little kestrel has her "puffy coat" on to keep warm in the snow. #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited 🪶

Perfectly balanced little owl. 🪶 #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky

The weekend is here. Rest Relax Recharge Be safe, be kind. 🪶 #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky

Just hang on. This little wren preparing to belt out his song, so loud for such a little bird! 🪶 #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky

Fall colors - blackbird edition! 🪶 #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky

Burrowing owl from last summer. We didn't get out to see these little owls as much as we would have like to this year. #owls 🪶 #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky

"Ga-argh! Monday again?" While this heron looks like he ran out the house after waking up late, he was actually being buzzed by blackbirds flying around him. He was probably fishing close to one of their nests. 🪶 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

"Honey get the movie ready, I'm on my way home and I've got takeout for dinner!" Enjoy the weekend. Stay safe, be kind. #BurrowingOwl 🪶 #PhotographersUnited #Photographersofbluesky