Dragonfly Eye

I had the day off of work for Good Friday.  Since we have a foot of snow on the ground right now, we decided to take Noah and his cousins over to the Audubon to get out of the house.  The Jamestown Audubon is a second home for us most of the summer.  Karen & I always enjoy walking the trails.  We have also met many new friends who share our interest in nature and photography.  I am active in their photo club and also do a lot of my dragonfly research there.  On the first floor of the building they have a wonderful area to look at the bird feeders that they maintain.  The diversity of birds and the ability to get close makes this a great place to do a little indoor photography out of the cold.  Today seemed to draw in all sorts of birds.  I was most impressed with the variety of woodpeckers that I got to see.  In addition to the regular Downy and Hairy woodpeckers, we also saw a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and a Red-bellied Woodpecker.  This was the first time I was able to photograph these two species.  We were also treated with a nice view of four Whitetail Deer that came for a quick meal.  They were spooked almost as soon as we were able to see them, but the kids sure were excited.  We were also treated to the regular Cardinals, Blue-jays, and LBBs (little brown birds).  Someday I will know my birds as well as dragonflies, but that day is still a ways off.  Until then enjoy these pictures!