NO CO WILDLIFE REPORT

I got a great DSLR courtesy of my sis-in-law Nancy and have been shooting hundreds of less than impressive pieces.  The raptors of this area are my favorites - we have bald and golden eagles and numerous hawks and falcons.  I joined the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program (RMRP) and the information offered is fantastic.  This is in addition to their very successful efforts at rehabbing and releasing injured raptors (after the raptors pass a hunting/survival test in a flight aviary).  Here are some of the locals:

Bald eagle fishing at dusk Pelican Lake

Another baldie surveying his kingdom.

These are all 1-3 year old bald eagles who are staying on for the summer
instead of heading north to nest.  The nests in the tree are actually heron nests.

Baldie coming in for a landing.

All settled down now.

Following are a couple of photos of RMRP raptors. They are birds who could not be released due to the nature of their injuries and their compromised hunting and self-protection skills.

This is a rough-legged hawk, blind in one eye.

Now THIS is an  ambassador - a  HUGE golden eagle.
 I'm proud that RMRP published this photo on its FB page.  As you
can see, he's a bit ruffled up over me pointing a camera at him.