Bats!!

 FYI...today is  #batappreciationday 

When David and I were doing our Buck Creek drive through on Wednesday night at sunset, I pulled over at the Coyote Run parking area to watch a bat flitting over the parking area. It seemed to stay directly over the road and asphalt. 

After watching a few minutes, we figured out that the sky above the road was filled with insects (likely midges). Because the road absorbed the heat, the air over the road was apparently warmer; creating a feast for the bat. A second bat joined, and I did grab a few shots. Not the best pics, but you get the idea. 

The first pic is a collage of the best, and the separate original pics are also posted. The last pic is focused on the bugs that the bats were eating. 

Disclaimer.....I'm a fan of bats as long as they stay up there where they belong! When I got out of the car to photograph them, I was hoping that they wouldn't come down to visit me! LOL.

Snyder Park Warblers

 

Yellow-Throated Warbler

Spring Birds at Old Reid and CJ Brown.....

 David, Gracie and I did a little hike around Old Reid and CJ Brown today. Some of our looks....

Morning Hike at Old Reid

 David was teaching CPR this morning, so Gracie and I hiked and watched birds....here's some of our finds.

Olympus EM1M3 and Olympus 100-400mm.

Northern Parula Warbler

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher

Song Sparrow

Northern Parula Warbler

Northern Parula Warbler

Mrs. Wood Duck

Wildflowers at Cedar Bog

 A stroll at Cedar Bog this morning....

Clinton County American White Pelicans

 We made the short trip to Cowan Lake in Clinton County hoping to see the American White Pelicans stopping over there.
Here they are!!

More Eagles!

 This afternoon we took our usual drive through Old Reid and Buck Creek State Park. Lovely snow scenes, but we saw a few assorted birds and a few deer. 
After leaving the park, we headed over to Hodge Rd, hoping to see the Eagles nested there. Though we looked around at the nearby trees and at both nests, we did not see any Eagles.
We were both getting hungry, so decided to head towards Urbana to get some pizza and cut down a couple of backroads. We saw a large flock of crows and slowed down to see what they were agitated about. Across the road from them was a deer carcass....with two adult Eagles feasting on it!
We approached slowly, expecting them to launch, but they stayed at the carcass....apparently their meal took precedence. This was our first look....

We slowly moved forward and the Eagles continue to feast. 

We were able to watch and photograph them for about 10 minutes.....amazing!!