Wind Turbine and Eagle watch

Kirkwood's Wind Turbine churning in the snow-squalled

30mph wind.

Bald Eagle readies to land with some fish for food.

Bald Eagle taking off over the Cedar River.

The Moon, Venus and Jupiter

This evening's showing of the Crescent Moon with Venus and Jupiter.

Sunday night the trio are to make a near perfect triangle.

By car, by air, by water

My ride.

For the first time this season, I spotted a Bald Eagle sitting

near the waters edge on the Cedar River. Lack of ice, makes

it hard to get a good shot, but he found a patch and so did

the crow.

Another Eagle taking to the air.

Closeup view.

Eagles and other things

This post is dedicated in memory of my Aunt Ruth Hewett, who passed away Wednesday of Lung Cancer.


Pair of Eagles high up in a tree over Old River Rd SW.

An Eaglet from last year's hatch.

Took a short stroll on the Fishery trail. Cardinal.

A fellow drilling his hole for some ice fishing on the fishery.

Assume the position.

Another Eagle out near downtown.

Another pair flying around on the river near Mays Island.

One more time to the Roller Dam area.

A Hawk.

Deer in field

Heading out of New Covenant Bible Church after our first

Photography Club meeting, a herd of Deer were crossing

through a cornfield across the road from the church on 

North Center Point Road near Robins, Iowa.

Wind Turbine, Eagle

Kirkwood Community College's new wind turbine.

Bald Eagle sitting near the Cedar River in downtown 

Cedar Rapids.

Mississippi River Eagles

Scenes from the Mississippi River around Clinton, Iowa.

A four-set on the Iowa side.

A trio across the river in Illinois.

Another on the Iowa side.

Same Eagle with a feed mill in Fulton, IL.

Same Eagle(Top) with a crow and a pair of Eagle "Lovebirds".

Taking flight.

Decorah Eagles

This morning's picture of the male and female Eagles in Decorah. Report says that they may have been copulating(mating) over the weekend. To see LIVE video of the Eagles log onto--http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles . Video Capture--©2012 Raptor Resource Project.