Fall colors are starting.

Highway 63 north of Mason cut off.

Altamont Rd from the top of 7 mile hill looking NW.

A rafter of Turkeys on Altamont Rd .

A rafter of Turkeys on Altamont Rd .

The Bibon Swamp.

Easter offerings. A case of right place right moment in time.

As I was standing along the roadside photographing the nesting Bald Eagle. Mrs. Shutterwi spotted a large bird approaching from the west.  This was one of those right place at the right moments.  

Imagine this your watching a nesting eagle on a north - south road when at that very moment an west - east in flight sandhill crane pass directly overhead. Several hundred feet above. And.... your holding your camera with a 100-400 mm zoom lens.

Two bonus offerings below. 

The first one is a great opportunity to watch two adult bald eagles nesting and raising three eaglets. 

Happy Easter 

Adult female Northern Harrier. Thanks to Ryan Brady's ID

 Thanks to Ryan Brady for IDing this Northern Harrier.

These photo were taken on WI Hwy 63 south of Clayton WI.  They were taken yesterday on a quick trip down to the Twin Cities. Saturday night we slept in our Little Guy camper. First trip out this year.  Thanks to Joe and Barb for "hosting" our overnight stay. Saturday night we had some thunderstorms pass through. Lots of lightening, thunder and rain. What followed was warm temperatures. 

On our trip back this morning we rode with windows open from River Falls to just south of Grand View. Temps drop from mid sixties to mid forties in about a five mile stretch. Fog from 118 and 63 intersection to Ashland.

WI Hwy. 63 and County E. Entering the Bibon.

This section of road and the fog over the valley ahead was a common sight on my morning drives to Drummond.

Time to start planning a trip north. Pack your bags. Fall colors coming soon.

Coming attractions. WI 63 north of Drummond.

Yesterday's rain.

This wall of rain hit Ashland about twenty minutes after this photograph was taken at the intersection of WI Hwy 63 and WI Hwy 118. It brought some much need rain to our backyard.

A not on a wire American Kestrel.

Easter weekend offerings.

This Ringneck Pheasant was crossing the road near the local hospital.


This Ringneck Pheasant was crossing the road near the local hospital.


There is a small lesson in these two photos. Take the shot. Both of these pictures were taken through the windshield of my truck with little or no time to focus. This Northern Harrier was hunting a field south of Ashland on Hwy 63. When I first spotted it we were on an intersecting collision path. I slowed down and move to the road shoulder just as the bird cross the road in front of me. Photos could have been a little sharper but not bad considering the circumstances.

Eagle in Mason Wisconsin.

This young eagle was feeding on a dead deer.