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All photos on thomasoneil.com 2006
Enter a year 1998-2025.
Some pages contain images from more than one year and the descriptions may refer to other years, but displayed here are only the photos taken in 2006.

Mississippi River eagles, January 2006 - Mississippi River eagles, Iowa/Illinois, January 2006.
Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
 Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
 Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
 Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
 Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
 Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
 Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
 Bald Eagle in the Mississippi River, Fort Madison, Iowa.
 Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
 Juvenile Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
 Juvenile Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
Carvings in Eagle Point Park, Clinton, Iowa.
 Black Squirrel, Credit Island, Davenport, Iowa.

Massachusetts - Around Massachusetts circa 1998-2007, wildlife, scenery, astrophotography.
Chickadee at suet feeder, Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Marshfield, Mass.
 Red-bellied woodpecker at suet feeder, Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Marshfield, Mass.
 Downy woodpecker, Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Marshfield, Mass.
 Downy woodpecker at suet feeder, Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Marshfield, Mass.
 Eastern Bluebird, Massachusetts Audubon Stony Brook Refuge. Digiscoped, Televue 85, 40mm eyepiece, 2x multiplier, Canon G6 camera. Not sharp, but my first bluebird image and only one of an Eastern Bluebird.
 Sun with a few spots, glass solar filter. Taken with Canon G6 attached to 2-inch eyepiece.
Digiscoping the Moon, Canon G6 and Televue 85.
 Digiscoping the waning Moon, Canon G6 and Televue 85.

Massachusetts backyard habitat - My Massachusetts backyard circa 2001-07.
Dragonfly, Canon 100 macro lens.
 Dragonfly, Stony Brook Audubon Refuge with Canon G6 camera.
 Turkey in yard.
 Turkey in yard.
 Turkeys checking out the cracked corn in the black pot.
 Turkeys in my back yard.
Turkeys in my back yard.
 Turkey in my back yard.
 Turkey in my back yard.
 Backyard chipmunk.
 Backyard chipmunk.
 Chipmunk in my backyard. Digiscoped, Televue 85, 40mm eyepiece, Canon G6 camera.
Chipmunk in my backyard. Digiscoped, Televue 85, 40mm eyepiece, Canon G6 camera.
 Squirrel finds corn.
 Squirrel finds corn.
 Juvenile cardinal.
 Female cardinal.
 Backyard chickadee.
Backyard chickadee.
 Backyard chickadee.
 Backyard chickadee.
 Backyard chickadee.
 A shutter speed of 1/250 is quick enough to get a chickadee sitting on a branch, but not nearly fast enough to freeze a tufted titmouse thinking about landing on the same branch.
 Goldfinch.
Goldfinch.
 Goldfinch in my backyard. Digiscoped, Televue 85, 40mm eyepiece, Canon G6 camera.
 Goldfinch in my backyard. Digiscoped, Televue 85, 40mm eyepiece, Canon G6 camera.
 Goldfinch in my backyard. Digiscoped, Televue 85, 40mm eyepiece, Canon G6 camera.
 Goldfinch.
 Goldfinch.
Goldfinches.
 Goldfinch getting a drink.
 Goldfinch.
 Goldfinch.
 Nuthatch.
 Dark-eyed Junco, slate-colored variety.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male) in my backyard. Digiscoped, Televue 85, 40mm eyepiece, Canon G6 camera.
 Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male) in my backyard. Digiscoped, Televue 85, 40mm eyepiece, Canon G6 camera.
 Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male) in my backyard. Digiscoped, Televue 85, 40mm eyepiece, Canon G6 camera.
 House finch at the backyard feeder.
 House finch at the backyard feeder.
 House finch.
Some sort of sparrow.
 Winter Wren.
 Red-bellied woodpecker at nearby Audubon center.
 Red-bellied woodpecker at nearby Audubon center.
 Tufted titmouse.
 Tufted titmouse.
Tufted titmouse.
 Tufted titmouse.
 Tufted titmouse.
 Tufted titmouse feeds on little pears.
 Blue jay in back yard.
 Blue jay in back yard.
Mass. Blue Jay
Blue jay in back yard.
 Blue jay in back yard.
 Blue jay in back yard.
 Blue jay in back yard.
 Blue jay in back yard.
 Blue jay in back yard.
Blue jay in back yard.
 Blue jay in back yard.
 Blue jay in back yard.
 Blue jay in back yard.
 Blue jay in back yard.
 Blue jay in back yard.
Blue jay cracking corn.
 Grackle taking a bath in my back yard.
 Red-tailed hawk in the woods near my yard.

Florida - Osprey, egrets, and other wildlife around Florida, April 2006.
Egret, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Egret, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Egret, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Great Egret and chicks, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Egret chick gets insistent, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Egret feeding chicks, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
Egret and chicks, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Maybe I can eat his head, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Snowy Egret, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Snowy Egret, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Snowy Egret, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Snowy Egret, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
Florida Egret
Snowy Egret, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Wood Stork carrying nesting material, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Wood Stork, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Wood Stork, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Wood Storks in a controversy, the one on the right apparently landed in the wrong place, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Wood Stork, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
Wood Stork, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Heron and egg, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Heron, St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Of course they have gators at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm.
 Screech owl in a nest box, Merritt Island NWR, Florida.
 Black-necked stilt, Merritt Island NWR, Florida.
Vireo, eyes and beak just visible in its nest, Merritt Island NWR, Florida.
 Sunset at Merritt Island NWR, Florida.
 Great Blue Heron nest, Venice, Florida.
 Great Blue Heron nest, Venice, Florida.
 Great Blue Heron nest, Venice, Florida.
 Anhinga spears a fish, Venice, Florida.
Egret coming back to the rookery, Venice, Florida.
 Lots of turtles (or are they tortoises) on Honeymoon Island, Florida.
 Great Horned Owl watching its nest, Honeymoon Island, Florida.
 Great Horned Owl chicks (yes there are two) in an old osprey nest, Honeymoon Island, Florida.
 Osprey, Honeymoon Island, Florida.
 Osprey nest, Honeymoon Island, Florida.
Osprey, Honeymoon Island, Florida.
 Osprey, Honeymoon Island, Florida.
 Osprey, Honeymoon Island, Florida.
 Osprey, Honeymoon Island, Florida.
 Osprey, Honeymoon Island, Florida.
 Osprey, Honeymoon Island, Florida.
Osprey with an eel, Honeymoon Island, Florida.
 Osprey with a fish, Honeymoon Island, Florida.
 Osprey with a fish, Honeymoon Island, Florida.
 Osprey, Honeymoon Island, Florida.
 Osprey, Honeymoon Island, Florida.

Squaw Creek NWR - Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge eagles and geese, December 2006.
Bald eagle, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle carries a goose leg back to its roost, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Juvenile bald eagle with geese in the background, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Juvenile bald eagle, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Juvenile bald eagle, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
Bald eagles (residents) vocalizing at one of their old nests, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagles (residents, mates?), Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri. Taken with DSLR and 420mm lens. Compare to next image, which was digiscoped.
 Bald eagles (residents, mates?), Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri. Taken through a telescope (i.e. digiscoped). Compare to previous image, which was taken with a DSLR.
 Bald eagles (residents, mates?) near the active nest site, digiscoped, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle, digiscoped, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Juvenile bald eagle, very dark plumage indicates it is probably less than a year old, digiscoped, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
Bald eagle roosts on a muskrat lodge as ducks and geese swarm around, digiscoped, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 A bald eagle keeps an eye out for others trying to steal its prize, a dead goose, digiscoped, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 The juvenile bald eagles hang around hoping to steal food from the adult eagle, digiscoped, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Two juvenile bald eagles try to steal food from an adult eagle, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 A bald eagle stirs up the snow geese, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 A bald eagle roosts on a muskrat lodge to down a snack, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
A bald eagle takes off from a muskrat lodge, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Red-tailed hawk, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Harrier (I think), Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Kingfisher, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Blue heron, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle (resident), Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
Bald eagles (residents) at sunset, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Sunset at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
[Blog entries for 2006]

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