At least, the first family with chicks that I’ve seen!
I recorded some video of video of the family crossing the road, too:
First Sandhill Crane family of 2017
Chloe with depth
Checking out the newly rebuilt website I noticed that I’ve not posted any pictures of Chloe for more than two years (I blame Facebook, I just post quick pics there instead of here!); so let’s fix that with this photo I took this afternoon, using the “depth” / portrait feature of iPhone 7 Plus (it blurs the background to make the main subject stand out more):
Owl in the mist
We’ve had a Great Horned Owl in the nest behind our home for a while now; this morning I took some photos of the mist and the owl …
Later this morning, when the mist had cleared, I took a few more, that better show the owl (no idea yet whether there are any young in the nest):
A close-up crop:
M&I / GBMINI 