Bird Watching: Daily pics, vol. 347, 1 by reddirtretiree

reddirtretiree wrote:
After not feeding for a month, I am scarce on yard birds. My sparrow population is steadily increasing, so I started a control program this week. The bluebirds haven't been around much since their second brood fledged.

We took an early morning drive to a local lake yesterday and saw a mature Bald Eagle which is unusual for this time of year. Also watched an Osprey and a Belted Kingfisher catch breakfast. Watched a couple of bucks sparring. Not an all out fight, but an 8-pointer ran off a fork-horn that he didn't want around his does. The dominant buck then reared up and placed scent on a small tree. Got some interesting pics of this and the bucks locked up.

Here is a group of turkeys we ran across.