5 shots from a recent, good picture-huntin' day

[2naSalit]

Hoar frost is common with all the warm rivers in the area and warm days followed by very cold nights create a lot of fog. If there's no wind and it stays cold all day, the frost stays put.

Sun and frost.


This is the surface of a snowbank with a piece of grass poking out, all surfaces were frosted.


And this beauty was feeding on a deer carcass in the barrow pit, had to stop and capture that one and hope it isn't interested in taking off right away, I was really lucky with this one.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. You were having a good day!

These are wonderful.

I love the details of all the frozen stuff..........the grass poking up took my breath away.

The raptor (eagle?) is just magnificent.

Well done!

[NV Whino]

2. Ever so nice to see those frost shots

And ever so happy they're in your backyard and not mine.

Nice catch on the golden eagle!

[CurtEastPoint]

3. Terrific! Such surprises in the snow!

[Solly Mack]

4. Great shots!

Love the frost!

[Curmudgeoness]

5. That first one took my breath away.

Well, that was before I saw the second one (although the description did help with that one, then made it powerful).

The eagle shots make me so jealous! He/she is handsome.

[Adsos Letter]

6. Wow! That dude is not to be messed with.

Look at those talons and that beak!

[Cavallo]

7. The picture of the trees from above is breath taking.

I like hawks too. The first ones eye grabs me.

[2naSalit]

8. Hmmm

The second picture is a macro of frost on snow with a piece of grass also covered in frost, it's hard to tell since it's such a foreign thing to see. And the rest are an adult Golden Eagle I just happened upon while it was feeding alongside the road - eating a road-killed deer with other scavengers... there was a Bald Eagle waiting for us to leave which is what the Golden had its eye on.

[Cavallo]

9. Wow, okay. I thought the 2nd was taken from the air of trees below. I should have read as well

as focused on the pictures. Great find for the eagle too. The pics sure are crystal clear and lined up well.