Ewing Bottoms, Indiana 12-2-06

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   Ewing Bottoms is much like our Killdeer plains in Ohio, but less official. Just overgrown and active farmer's fields that happens to attract some interesting species:

3 Whooping Cranes (lifers for me)
hundreds of Sandhill cranes
9 Snow Geese (all blue phase)
30+ Eastern Meadowlarks
12-20 Short-eared Owls 
2 American Kestrels
3 Red-tailed Hawks
7 Northern Harriers
Lots of Killdeer and Horned Larks.

short-eared owl

Short-eared Owl with Rodent

Juvi Whooping Cranes overhead

Once the Sandhill Cranes flew into the field where the owls were hanging out, the owls left (noise polution?). The owls dive bombed a couple of cranes a few times.

All of the posted photos were taken within a few yards of this barn on west 300 near Brownstown, IN

Sandhill Cranes just after sunset.
-Matthew Studebaker

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mjs67 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Eagle Joined: 03 April 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 126	Post Options Post Reply Quote mjs67 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Ewing Bottoms, Indiana 12-2-06 Posted: 04 December 2006 at 6:29pm
	Ewing Bottoms is much like our Killdeer plains in Ohio, but less official. Just overgrown and active farmer's fields that happens to attract some interesting species: 3 Whooping Cranes (lifers for me) hundreds of Sandhill cranes 9 Snow Geese (all blue phase) 30+ Eastern Meadowlarks 12-20 Short-eared Owls 2 American Kestrels 3 Red-tailed Hawks 7 Northern Harriers Lots of Killdeer and Horned Larks. short-eared owl Short-eared Owl with Rodent Juvi Whooping Cranes overhead Once the Sandhill Cranes flew into the field where the owls were hanging out, the owls left (noise polution?). The owls dive bombed a couple of cranes a few times. All of the posted photos were taken within a few yards of this barn on west 300 near Brownstown, IN Sandhill Cranes just after sunset. -Matthew Studebaker

Sherrie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Eagle Joined: 23 July 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 422	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sherrie Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 December 2006 at 7:33pm
	Matthew - Your photos rock!
	Sherrie Duris Field Trip Coordinator/Webmaster The Toledo Naturalists'Association

Mama Duv Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Eagle Joined: 18 March 2005 Location: Whitehouse Ohio Online Status: Offline Posts: 558	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mama Duv Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 December 2006 at 10:00pm
	These are some of your best pics ever! Wazaa!
	Best regards, Marianne NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE! i-ranger.blogspot.com

Gentle Ben Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Eagle Joined: 15 June 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 218	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gentle Ben Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 December 2006 at 11:27pm
	Yeah, nice work :-) Thanks for sharing man, they are beautiful photo's.
	Ben Warner

Brian Zwiebel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Eagle Joined: 28 January 2004 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 702	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian Zwiebel Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 05 December 2006 at 10:09am
	Awesome Matthew! Worth the drive I guess! BZ
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