Rain Day in WI - 30 Aug 2017

Its Wednesday morning at 6 am and I am awakened by the sounds of a pair of Bald Eagles squabbling nearby. I look out the bedroom window and there, on the grass just 30 feet away, are a pair of adult Bald Eagles fighting over a fresh-caught walleye. Asia and I watched from the window as the pair of birds took turns stabbing at the fish before one claimed it as its own. Since the cabin is right on the water, I looked out the living room window and saw the juvenile Common Loon floating just 100’ away as the sun tried to break through the morning clouds. A Pileated Woodpecker was also calling from across the lake but sounded like it was coming from the tree next door. Not a bad way to start the day!

Rains moved in shortly thereafter, and we would have intermittent rains and clouds all day. One benefit of the cloud cover was that I could get some digiscoping in without severe backlighting. The juvenile Common Loon spent the day near the tip of the peninsula, so I managed to get a few digiscoped images.

I spent the rest of the day in Minocqua catching up on Game of Thrones videos and waiting for the rain to stop. The sun would break late in the afternoon and provide a nice outlook for tomorrow.

(46.0047,-89.8437) Dillman’s Bay Resort, Vilas, Wisconsin, US
Aug 30, 2017 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
3 species

Common Loon (Gavia immer)  1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)  2
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)  1

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