Birds and Nature

I saw this pretty Red-tailed Hawk in the vicinity of Lake Henry, Colorado. A member of the Western subspecies of Red-tailed Hawks called calurus , with it's intermediate plumage it is sometimes referred to as a Rufous morph. SeEtta

Today I birded in the La Junta, Colo area and found two adult Bald Eagles perched near Lake Holbrook. These pics are of one of those eagles. I was delighted to get these pics without disturbing the eagles. It doesn't take a skillful bird photographer to flush birds when photographing them, it does take skill to get good pics without disturbing birds.