Solar Eclipse One raptor hunting Caspian Tern dives

Caspian Tern dives

The cross is inscribed " Here our pets lie"

Late afternoon light

Northern Harriers have the ability to hover in higher winds when hunting for field rodents

Solar Eclipse One raptor hunting Caspian Tern divesAs 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