BROOKE’S PHOTO ALBUM – Entry 2

Below are some more images from those Brooke is assembling in his 2013 Winter Monitoring photo album.

Second only to feeding, preening can occupy the birds for hours over the course of the day as they groom their feathers to keep them in the best condition. They remove dust, dirt and parasites from their feathers and align each feather in the optimum position relative to adjacent feathers.

Second only to feeding, preening can occupy the birds for hours a day. They groom their feathers to keep them in top condition, removing dirt and parasites and aligning each feather in the optimum position relative to adjacent feathers.

A well groomed trio.

A well groomed trio.

OM"s Tracking Van and St. Marks NWR utility vehicle loaded with a critter trap at the parking spot ~1/2 mile from the blind and pensite. Handlers have to hike in from here.

OM”s Tracking Van and a St. Marks NWR utility vehicle loaded with a critter trap at the parking spot ~1/2 mile from the blind and pensite. Handlers have to hike in from here.

And this is likely the reason for deploying the critter trap.

And this is likely the reason for deploying the critter trap.

4 Comments

  1. M L Walsh February 25, 2013 2:14 pm

    Such beautiful pictures. Such detail. Thank you

  2. Shelly Taliaferro February 25, 2013 1:31 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing these photos with the rest of us! I love that photo of the preening bird! I hope you successfully catch and relocate that “critter”!

  3. Doug Pellerin February 25, 2013 7:56 am

    Great pictures as always. Thanks OM.

  4. peglauber February 25, 2013 6:52 am

    But have you seen any bobcat tracks recently?