Solar Eclipse One

Solar Eclipse OneAs the day faded into an unusual twilight, I sat quietly in my photo blind, my camera poised and ready. It was the day of the solar eclipse and I was hopeful the Short eared Owls would hunt in the diminishing light. As the moon began its slow dance across the sun, an eerie hush enveloped the landscape. The air cooled, the vibrant colours of the world dimmed, and an otherworldly glow emerged. Sounds of nature were replaced by a stillness that felt

Its presence

Against the backdrop of a winter sunset

A Short-eared Owl appeared against the backdrop of the fence line

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resuming it’s quest for prey

Cold morning silence

Silent guardian takes flight

Feathers bold in blue

Arriving ducks fly high and fast and are highly aware of any danger

Patterns trace the leading path-

it altered its trajectory

a relic of times past