Whereupon I Catch a Bald Eagle

 So next I headed down to Ohio.  I wanted to go to the Ottawa Wildlife Preserve because I heard the drive would be opne.

First up was a female red winged blackbird.

Then I saw an egret.

I liked the way this one was looking at me.

He kept posing so I kept taking pictures.

I think this is a false map turtle.  At first I thought it was a slider but I didn't see the red behind the ear.

I thought it would have been cool to see a slider in the wild but I don't think they are native this far north.

In fact, I think the only reason there would be one is because they were released as a pet.

Anyway, this was cool to see because I don't see them that often.

And then I saw a painted turtle trying to cross the road.

I made sure not to hit him but I tried to direct him to the side.

Relative safety.

Better safety as he slide down to the water.

I think this is a tundra swan.

Another angle of him.

Another egret.

I was kind of surprised to see this one.

I didn't think I would see a loon this far south.

A group of eagles.

Another egret.

And because I like these birds.

A red winged blackbird.

As he is doing his song.  I like their song.

Another shot of him.

I was happy to see an eagle fairly close up.

I think this made my weekend, especially since I saw the owl the day before.

I was getting different angles.

As he looks out.

As he looks at me.

A profile.

Another angle.

Another profile.  It was pretty windy, so his feathers were getting pushed around.

Another angle.

I think I like this angle the best.

This looks more like what you see on seals and stuff.

He was getting ready to leave.

One more.

He ended up flying to another tree.

As he was looking in my direction.

Another shot.

I think this was a yellow leg.

An immature eagle.

A heron.

Another heron.

Some sort of snake but I'm not sure what kind.

And we end with a Canada goose.  All in all, it was a pretty good day.