Flights of fancy...........Part I

Here around the lake the bird population is awesome.  Yesterday, while crossing the causeway from a visit into the nearby town of Chester, we spotted this bald eagle at the very top of a pine.............

.................and on the way back from Reno to collect DH at the airport on Sunday, this Northern Harrier had just bagged his afternoon snack of a small mouse, and posed for us on the fence post...................

...........with the irrigation system in the background. Paula braked, backed up, turned around several times so we could get some good shots! 

One of a pair of ospreys - the nest has been in this tree above Paula's house for many years.............

...........and all around us are vistas such as this with water fowl.