Photo Ops

The evenings are cooling off, and the flocking and migration of the birds have begun, which affords excellent opportunities to get some pictures of birds that are refreshingly greeted like friends who only stop by once a year:
The Number of Raptors hanging out should start increasing as fall approaches, this red-shouldered hawk will be in the same place nearly every morning on the way to work. When he is not out, a red tailed hawk more than likely will be....

Wood Duck and teal will start increasing in numbers, though the wood duck will not be in their best dress, they are still none the less a very beautiful bird....

Common Nighthawks are passing through now, where you find Chimney Swifts and Swallows twisting and turning in the air, right now you will probably find these guys as well. A very Aerobatic bird, their speed and grace is amazing. Look for them in in and among the previously mentioned birds, they will be about the size of a blue jay, with very distinctive white bands on the outer edge of their wings...

The Great Egrets will be passing through as well, and soon following them there will be a return of the large numbers of Great Blue Herons, followed by my favorite migratory birds who come to southern Indiana, the massive flocks of Sandhill Cranes that will cover Muscatatuck and Ewing Bottoms outside Seymour....