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Burkes Garden Birding - March 10, 2010

Burkes Garden is located in Southwest VA in Tazewell County and is the highest valley in VA being above 3000 feet in elevation. On March 10, 2010 four of us of the Buchanan County Bird Club decided to do some birding there, hoping that there were still some wintering Rough-legged Hawks and Golden Eagles there, in spite of the recent heavy snow and the lateness of the season. We didn't find those two species, but we found 47 other species in addition to skunks,deer,foxes,muskrat and woodchuck. Some of them offered photo opportunities.
Looking for the Recently sighted Barred Owl
Looking for the Recently sighted Barred Owl		 Canadas Coming in for a Landing
Canadas Coming in for a Landing		 Geese on the Mill Pond
Geese on the Mill Pond		 Scanning for Raptors
Scanning for Raptors
A Cold Sentinel
A Cold Sentinel		 More Canada Geese
More Canada Geese		 Hoping for an Eagle
Hoping for an Eagle		 A Female Mallard with a Snipe in the Background
A Female Mallard with a Snipe in the Background
Two Camouflaged Snipe
Two Camouflaged Snipe		 Just Found a Distant Red-tailed Hawk
Just Found a Distant Red-tailed Hawk		 Looking for Green-winged Teal
Looking for Green-winged Teal		 What a Snow Drift!
What a Snow Drift!
Gotta Document that Drift
Gotta Document that Drift		 This Happy Barn Must Have Happy Cows
This Happy Barn Must Have Happy Cows		 No Space to Pull off the Highway
No Space to Pull off the Highway		 Lunch at the only Burkes Garden Store
Lunch at the only Burkes Garden Store
Red-wings in Flight
Red-wings in Flight		 A Closer Look at Red-winged Blackbirds
A Closer Look at Red-winged Blackbirds		 First Visit - Marveling at the Area
First Visit - Marveling at the Area		 Redwings Feeding Near the Cows
Redwings Feeding Near the Cows
Scoping a Peregrine Falcon
Scoping a Peregrine Falcon		 A Skunk Pleased With Snow Melt
A Skunk Pleased With Snow Melt		 Rusty_Blackbirds in a Pasture
Rusty_Blackbirds in a Pasture		 A Scurrying Rusty
A Scurrying Rusty
An Eastern Meadowlark Dressed for Spring
An Eastern Meadowlark Dressed for Spring		 A Hungry Raccoon
A Hungry Raccoon		 A Female Belted Kingfisher Scanning the Stream
A Female Belted Kingfisher Scanning the Stream		 Deer Finding Food at Last
Deer Finding Food at Last

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dave raines 13-Mar-2010 04:03
I enjoyed revisiting our day! Thanks for the pics & the prose! You got some great shots as always...Dave
Marie Miller 12-Mar-2010 21:05
Breath taking views of such beauty. Thank you for sharing, Marie
Guest 12-Mar-2010 14:20
THANKS 4 THE GREAT PICS.!!!! STEVE SWEENEY
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