Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge

[PoormansMachinegun]

Decided to spend the day down in Seymour Indiana at the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge. Not a whole lot to see due to the weather, But the two critters I did find made the hour and a half drive worth the trip.

Belted Kingfisher

Eastern Screech Owl (Rufous Morph)

 

[Willie]

Nice, very nice..

Thanks for sharing

 

[hooky]

I've never seen a belted kingfisher. Thanks for posting.

 

[FredMcIntire]

Cool ! Thanks for sharing !

 

[Balinor]

pics

Nice!!

 

[acersbull]

Very nice. Used to see screech owls quite often up here in the northern part of the state as a kid. I haven't seen one in years now.

 

[DBH]

Thanks for sharing, the pics are great too! What kind of camera equipment are you using.

 

[PoormansMachinegun]

Thanks for sharing, the pics are great too! What kind of camera equipment are you using.

The kingfisher was shot with my canon 7D w/ 400mm F5.6
The screech owl was shot with my canon 7D w/ borrowed 800mm f5.6

 

[Hookeye]

Cool!

Last screech I saw was yrs ago, right at dusk, bowhunting from the ground, it swooped over my head and landed about a ft above me in the tree I was kneeling behind (that'll wake ya up!)

 

[OWGEM]

Muscatatuck is a favorite place to visit. Nice photos. That owl has been very regular lately.