Non-breeding/immature starling along the Iowa River Trail.

Whelp, had such a pleasant week away from social media that I decided to take another. The migratory eagle population has ⏬ but I still hope to get some more pics. See ya next week.

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Two-fer.

The fishin' is good & the perches are plentiful along the Iowa River. Looks like they're mostly pulling shad from the waters below the Iowa River Power Dam.

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The migratory eagle population visiting us is much shyer than the local eagles we have year round. So much so that I've gotten mostly flight photos so far. Hopefully I'll find a braver 1 or 2 so I can get closer for some more portraits 🤞.

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This time of yr I typically see a few random waterfowl species that hang w/ the typical Canada geese/mallards at the nearby dam. This ♀ common goldeneye duck from Tuesday is a diving species. They are especially fun to watch 👍.

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Counted ~30 eagles along a 1 mi stretch of the Iowa River yesterday. A nice woman on the trail informed me that there are more ~7-8 am. Said she stopped counting at 100.

All ages present now like this adult w/ a smidge of brown on the white.

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Patiently awaiting your next step.

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A little #MacroMonday wishful thinking.

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Killdeer nesting amid some construction gravel.

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