At a turn in the road, we spotted this hawk hanging about. It was overcast and this limited my modest abilities at identification, but I knew it was a hawk! Looks like a red-shouldered hawk that has seen better days.
Shaking like a hawk
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A bunch of buffleheads
From an ocean side bay in Connecticut today.
South of Juneau
Looking south toward Admiralty island while approaching Juneau in mid-May 2017
Alaskan glacier view 2
The front edge of the Mendenhall glacier near Juneau, Alaska, last year. Warming temperatures are causing glacial recession at a steady pace. See it while you can.
Alaskan glacier view
While hiking near the front of the Mendenhall glacier in 2017. Along the edges are a variety ice formations.
Along the Inside Passage
Last year along the Inside Passage in southeastern Alaska, we had great weather in May for our journey.
Near Juneau
From our trip along the Inside Passage of southeastern Alaska last year. We explored the hills around the Mendenhall glacier near Juneau.
A view of an egret
After some slow motion creeping along the shore, we got a reasonable image of a great egret at mid-day along the Mystic river last September.
A cormorant at the beach
A somewhat ragged looking cormorant attempts to dry its wings during late summer on the coast of Connecticut.
Snow image 1117
The first snow of the season left us with plenty of nature’s artwork.
john's f-stop 