[birdky] Maine Chance/Spindletop Farm
- From: Tina Nauman <tinanauman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ASK Freelists <ask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, BIRDKY Freelists <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 17:30:52 -0500
I spent the best 3 hours I've even had at Spindletop/Maine Chance farm on
Newtown Pike on Tuesday. I'm sure I set a record for the number of photos
taken per hour and I'm not going to admit how many that was but I've
deleted hundreds. I've broken them down into separate galleries for those
interested or bored while waiting for it to warm up. A few highlights
include:
Pipets - 2 on Agronomy Rd at the bottom of the hill near the stream. Very
approachable.
Kingfisher with fish
Horned Larks at sunset. I've never seen one with his "horns" clearly
visible. I've never seen them feed by jumping up and hitting a plant to
knock down the seeds and then eat them from the ground. I never really got
a photo of good jump but several stretches.
Snow Geese - a flock of 33. It sure is hard to find Snow Geese in the
snow! But, they cooperated by taking off together and flying some
circuits. I think there was every color phase in the flock. If there was a
Ross's I didn't ID it as such.
Raptors:
Northern Harrier in flight. Love the owl shape.
Cooper's Hawk - It was trying to finish the last bits of a bird which was a
wishbone and one feather. It must have been a great meal as the gullet is
huge. It tried over and over again with many funny faces during the
attempts to finish it off. If was finally successful.
Red-tailed Hawk - "nestorations" are underway at the nest near the
entrance. The flight photos were taken a few weeks ago.
Kestrel - Had a mouse and when it took off the mouse was either frozen or
got caught on the branch resulting from some interesting acrobatics as it
wasn't about to lose its dinner.
NO Short-eared Owls at sunset.
I went out there to locate the injured Sandhill Crane but had no luck
although it was seen earlier in the day. This cold and snow may be very
difficult on an injured bird. If anyone sees it and believes it can no
longer fly or run you can contact KY Fish and Wildlife (800-858-1549) to
see if they want to attempt a catch and transfer to a rehab facility. I
would also like to be contacted (803-216-1915). I do not recommend trying
to catch it unless you know what you are doing. I know a vet who lost an
eye while treating a GBH.
All photos here:
http://tinanauman.zenfolio.com/f859020483
Tina Nauman
Lexington, KY
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