Fall seems to be arriving in the Northland today. We have HUGE winds and the temperature fell four degrees in the hour “after” the sun rose, which is unusual. I actually was outside long for sunrise (before 5 am) trying to find my owls. My hope was to take some photographs of Hoot against the setting full moon, but I think the howling wind and rain which arrived around 2 am pushed the owls into deep cover.

After the sun rose, I found this cooperative Belted Kingfisher. It’s always fun when a bird is more interested in eating than worrying about your presence. As a fyi, I definitely used my Canon SX70 to take these kingfisher photos.