Pielated Woodpecker, to name one - I hear them but can't see them.

I don't know about your area, but here in Kansas the eagles in my area seem to prefer late morning or afternoon for hunting.

COOL! Nicely done!

Find a print (screenprint) shop that has sublimation capabilities. Essentially the sublimation process fuses the dye into the fabric making it more durable.

Beautifully done!

What a beautiful animal!

Hosta would be my best guess

Use FB to keep up with family and keep track of bird counts at wildlife refuges. No to Twitter.

Welcome, Dave -
I am also in Kansas, the east side. I am hoping to do a weekend trip starting at Cheyenne Bottoms and ending up at Quivira. Do you have a general idea for the best time for seeing some migration birds? Should I wait until it is consistently colder, or has it started already?
If you ever make it east, Squawk Creek in Missouri north of St. Joe is a good place to go. The Snow Geese this Spring were incredible!

I vote for Time Warner as well. Their commercials should be cited for "truth in advertising" inaccuracies.

I like Red River. Google it.

Resistance is futile - enjoy! I love mine!

COOL!

Nicely done! Thanks for the idea for my grandson's soccer team!

Thanks, everyone for your comments and input. After the contest was over, I went out and tried again. If I can figure out how to attach a photo to this stream, I will post it. That being said, the original shot was more difficult for me as I had no reference point to try to pre-focus and he would only hover so long while I tried to manually focus. All in all, it was a good exercise for me for manually focusing on moving objects, especially for BIF. I am still struggling with exposure issues, I shot it in RAW but was hesitant to play with it too much because the way I interpret the rules, only minor adjustments are to be made. Thanks, again, this has been a good learning opportunity for me.

bee in flight