The migrant eagles were so shy this yr that this is one of the few portraits I managed. Seems appropriate since I've taken many photos of eagles perched on that same, favored branch w/ the Iowa River behind & nearly directly below.

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Lesser scaup duck (1) along the Iowa River near the Iowa River Power Dam.

A 1st encounter/pic for me & in the same location as the goldeneye duck (2. 1st pic) the trumpeter swam (3, 1st pic) I caught back in February.

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My houseplants put on bloom just as the crocuses/tulips in my garden started growing. Seems like it happens every year so I think this their annual "I can bloom too" reminder before my attention turns outside, lol.

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The visiting migratory eagles have moved on and have been replaced w/ large flocks of gulls like this ring-bill. In the past when there were large eagle #'s followed by large gull #'s, it's often followed by a large # of white pelicans🤞

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Almost there.

Back from hiatus but likely posting sporadically. Got a busy couple of weeks and at some point I'm gonna start clearing the gardens and getting ready for spring 👍.

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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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Gonna take the week off from SM and chill. Likely more eagle pics on my return.

Have a lovely week and play nice.

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I didn't know that Canada geese & mallards ate fish until I witnessed it the 1st time. Shad are too big to swallow so they shred them w/ their bills. They frequently let go of the fish to get a better grip so theft attempts are constant.

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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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One of the funnest things about having so many migratory eagles visiting is watching them in flight together👍 .

Well, I seemed to have figured out my cross-post to Bluesky problem so I'm back at posting eagles pics.

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