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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 2005.

Braintree Hawks - Since 2002, a pair of hawks has been raising babies in a tree within view of my office in Braintree, Mass. After single chicks in 2002 and 2003, the pair had twins in 2004. In 2005, they moved a little further away to a tree across the street. Here are images from all four years. Click on any thumbnail to start photo show at that point.
The 2005 nest is further away than in previous years so it was necessary to use digiscoping to get Junior IV. Televue 85 telescope, Canon S45 digital camera.
 Junior IV. Digiscoped with Televue 85 telescope, Canon S45 digital camera.
 Junior IV. Digiscoped with Televue 85 telescope, Canon S45 digital camera.

Mississippi River eagles, January 2005 - Mississippi River eagles, Iowa/Illinois, January 2005.
Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
 Crop of previous photo [1151], Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
 Twelve eagles share a tree in Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
 Crop of previous photo [1153], Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
 Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
 Bald Eagle on the frozen 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 with a fish along the Mississippi River.
 Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
 Juvenile Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
 Juvenile Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
 Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
 Bald Eagle fishing in the Mississippi River. See next photo [1162] in sequence. This image is on the cover of the National Research Council磗 "Water Resouces Planning for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway."
Bald Eagle fishing in the Mississippi River.
 A Bald Eagle feasts on fish. A few moments later another eagle tried to steal the fish, but I was changing camera equipment and missed it.
 Kestrel, Western Illinois.
 Red-tailed Hawk, Western Illinois.
 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. Some of the background clutter evident in the next photo has been removed.
Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River.
Miss. River Eagle		 A lone Bald Eagle can be seen roosting at sunset along the Mississippi River.

Rhode Island ANG Air Show, June 2005 - The Blue Angels and Canadian Snowbirds headlined the June 2005 air show at the Rhode Island Air National Guard Base, Quonset Point, RI.
Heritage Flight, Rhode Island ANG, F-86 Sabre, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Falcon.
 F-15 applies afterburner.
 A lot of vapor got kicked up the humid first day of the Rhode Island Air Show.
 Canadian Snowbirds get ready to take off.
 Canadian Snowbirds, Rhode Island ANG.
 Four Snowbirds cross in a precise maneuver, Rhode Island ANG.
Four Snowbirds cross in a precise maneuver, Rhode Island ANG.
 Canadian Snowbirds, Rhode Island ANG.
 Canadian Snowbirds.
 Blue Angels C-130 support aircraft "Fat Albert", Rhode Island ANG.
 Blue Angels in tight formation, Rhode Island ANG.
 Blue Angels in tight formation, Rhode Island ANG.
Blue Angels solo fliers meet, Rhode Island ANG.
 Blue Angel kicks up some mist.
 Blue Angel climbs.
 Blue Angels in assorted configurations.
 Blue Angels.

Western Missouri, 2005 - Around the Kansas City area, including Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge (Mound City), the Kansas City Zoo, and baseball venues, 2005.
Bee, Kansas City.
KC Bee		 Red-winged Blackbird, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Cardinal, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Swallow-tailed butterfly, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Woodpecker, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 First test with new G6 camera.
Saddle-billed storks from Africa, Kansas City Zoo.
 Kangaroos rest in the shade, Kansas City Zoo.
 Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City.
 Former Cardinals player Richard "Stubby" Clapp playing for the Edmonton Cracker Cats against the KC T-Bones in KCK.
 Baseball wedding at Kansas City T-Bones independent league game in KCK.
 From the top of the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City. To the left is Union Station, in the background is downtown, and to the right is part of Crown Center.
Pony Express statue, Harrah's Casino, Kansas City.
 The Plaza, Kansas City.
 Liberty Memorial tower, Kansas City.
 Union Station, Kansas City.
 A group watches the fountain in front of Union Station, Kansas City, while waiting for a photographer (not me) to set up a shot.
 A group watches the fountain in front of Union Station, Kansas City, while waiting for a photographer (not me) to set up a shot.
Union Station, Kansas City.
 Dragonfly, Lakeside Nature Center, Kansas City.

St. Louis, June 2005 - In June 2005, I did a quick trip to St. Louis for two Cardinals games, and took a quick tour through the zoo also.
St. Louis Arch.
 Humboldt Penguin, St. Louis Zoo.
 King Penguins, St. Louis Zoo.
 King Penguins, St. Louis Zoo.
 St. Louis.
 Fish in St. Louis Zoo hippo tank.
Underwater view of hippos, St. Louis Zoo.
 Hippos, St. Louis Zoo.
 Elephant, St. Louis Zoo.
 Maylasian Sun Bear, St. Louis Zoo.
 Maylasian Sun Bear, St. Louis Zoo.
 Maylasian Sun Bear, St. Louis Zoo.
Grizzly Bear, St. Louis Zoo.
 Old courthouse, St. Louis, with the dome reflected in a nearby building.
 Cardinal fans pose by Stan the Man.
 A view from old Busch Stadium of new Busch Stadium. If it looks really close, the spot where these people are standing will have to be demolished before the new stadium can be finished.
 Busch Stadium, St. Louis.

Colorado, July 2005 - Over the Fourth of July 2005 I headed to Colorado. There were so many wildflowers that my new Canon G6 camera was in macro mode much of the time.
Fireworks, Hudson Gardens, Colorado.
 Fireworks, Hudson Gardens, Colorado.
 Fireworks, Hudson Gardens, Colorado.
 Butterfly on a lilly, Aurora, Colorado.
 Butterfly on a lilly, Aurora, Colorado.
 Colorado wildflower, Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR near Denver.
Swallow, Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR.
 Colorado wildflower, Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR.
 Colorado wildflowers, Hudson Gardens near Denver.
 Garden of the Gods, Colorado.
 Garden of the Gods, Colorado.
 Castlewood Canyon State Park, Colorado.
Colorado wildflower, Castlewood Canyon State Park.

Milwaukee/Green Bay, May 2005 - One weekend in May I headed up to Wisconsin to take in some baseball in Milwaukee, tour Green Bay's legendary Lambeau Field, and do some hiking at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge.
Sausage race, Miller Park, Milwaukee.
 Henry Aaron statue, Miller Park, Milwaukee.
 Y'know Robin Yount is only about a year older than I am and he has a statue.
 Miller Park, Milwaukee.
 Andy Pettite hurls for the Astros in Milwaukee.
 The frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Bart Starr's Ice Bowl TD was at this end of the field.
Green Bay Packer museum with exhibits dating back to the days of leather helmets. Note the ticket prices, $1-$2.
 Lombardi.
 The three Super Bowl trophies won by the Green Bay Packers.
 Swallow, Horicon NWR, Wisconsin.
 Bobolink, Horicon NWR, Wisconsin.
 Merlin, Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, Green Bay.

Kansas Cosmosphere - Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson July 2005, with followup visits in 2007 and 2018. Historic space vehicles Apollo 13 command module Odyssey, Gus Grissom's long-lost Mercury capsule Liberty Bell 7, and the Gemini X capsule.
Redstone rocket, Kansas Cosmosphere, Hutchinson.
 Apollo 13 command module Odyssey, Kansas Cosmosphere, Hutchinson.
Apollo 13		 Hasselblad camera used on the lunar surface during Apollo 14, Kansas Cosmosphere, Hutchinson.
 Gemini X capsule, Kansas Cosmosphere, Hutchinson. The spacewalk of astronaut Michael Collins is depicted.
Gemini X		 SR-71 Blackbird looms over the lobby of the Kansas Cosmosphere, Hutchinson.

Ireland, September 2005 - Touring Ireland, September 2005.
View from the 'Quiet Man' bridge in the Connemara region, Ireland.
 Kylemore Abbey, County Galway, Ireland.
 Gardener's cottage, Kylemore Abbey, County Galway, Ireland.
 In the garden, Kylemore Abbey, County Galway, Ireland.
 Neo-Gothic Church at Kylemore Abbey, County Galway, Ireland. This is a scaled-down replica of a Gothic cathedral
 Inside the Neo-Gothic Church at Kylemore Abbey, County Galway, Ireland.
Detail on the Neo-Gothic Church at Kylemore Abbey, County Galway, Ireland.
 Kylemore Abbey, County Galway, Ireland.
 Seven Churches site, Inis M贸r, Ireland.
 Seven Churches site, Inis M贸r, Ireland.
 Heading up to the 4,000-year-old fort at Dun Aonghasa, Inis M贸r, Ireland. This is the most famous site in the Aran Islands.
 Between the rings of the fort at Dun Aonghasa, Inis M贸r, Ireland.
Looking north from Dun Aonghasa, Inis M贸r, Ireland.
 Looking south from Dun Aonghasa, Inis M贸r, Ireland.
 The innermost wall at Dun Aonghasa, Inis M贸r, Ireland.
 House abandoned in the 1800's, Inis M贸r, Ireland.
 House abandoned in the 1800's, Inis M贸r, Ireland.
 Leamanagh Castle, a brief stop on the Burren tour, Ireland.
There was a driving rain when we stopped at the Cliffs of Moher, so I just grabbed a few shots. Ireland.
 Blackhead Lighthouse, Burren tour, Ireland.
 Dunguaire Castle, Burren tour, Ireland.
 Cottage used by playwrite J.M. Synge 1898-1902, Inis Me谩in, Ireland.
 Dun Chonchuir, Inis Me谩in, Ireland.
 Thatch-roofed cottage, Inis Me谩in, Ireland.
Burro, Inis Me谩in, Ireland.
 Atlantic waves thumping against the cliff, western Inis Me谩in, Ireland.
 Stone cairn on Inis Me谩in, Ireland. The stone at the top points to Dun Aonghasa on Inis M贸r.
 Typical stone wall, Inis Me谩in, Ireland.
 What are you looking at? Inis Me谩in, Ireland.
 Ireland.
Waiting for the ferry, Inis Me谩in, Ireland.
 Cork pub painted its windows in support of the local hurling club playing in the All-Ireland championship that weekend, Ireland.
 Corkers get ready to celebrate as their hurlers close in on a championship, Ireland.
 Cobh, Ireland.
 St. Colman's Cathedral in Cobh, Ireland.
 Cobh, Ireland.
Holy Trinity Church, Cork, Ireland.
 St. Finbarre's Cathedral, Cork, Ireland.
 The Neolithic site of Newgrange, Ireland.
 Carved stone and entrance to the Newgrange tomb, Ireland.
 Stone monoliths, Newgrange, Ireland.
 Remains of Mellifont Abbey, Ireland.
Mellifont Abbey, Ireland.
 Mellifont Abbey, Ireland.
 Mellifont Abbey, Ireland.
 Malahide Castle, Ireland.
 Church next to Guinness Brewery, Dublin, Ireland.
 Powerscourt Garden, Ireland.
Rose in the rain, Powerscourt Garden, Ireland.
 St. Kevin's kitchen, Glendalough, Ireland.
 High cross and round tower, Glendalough, Ireland.
 Obligatory wildlife shot, Glendalough, Ireland.
 Glendalough, Ireland.

Massachusetts - Around Massachusetts circa 1998-2007, wildlife, scenery, astrophotography.
Crescent Moon and Venus.

Massachusetts backyard habitat - My Massachusetts backyard circa 2001-07.
Turkey in back yard.
 Turkey pecking at seeds below bird feeder in back yard.
 Flock of turkeys in yard.

Desert Wildlife and Plants - Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico, Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, and other stops.
Sandhill crane flies at dawk, Bosque del Apache.
 Cranes fly toward the rising run, Bosque del Apache.
 A formation of sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache.
 Sandhill cranes at dawn, Bosque del Apache.
 Sandhill crane, Bosque del Apache.
 Cranes forage as geese pass overhead, Bosque del Apache.
Bosque del Apache.
 Snow geese, Bosque del Apache.
 Duck, Bosque del Apache.
 Cormorants watch as ducks swim by, Bosque del Apache.
 Hawk, perhaps a Southwestern red tail, Bosque del Apache.
 Hawk, perhaps a Southwestern red tail, Bosque del Apache.
Hawk being mobbed by a raven, Bosque del Apache.
 Northern Harrier, Bosque del Apache.
 Kestrel, Bosque del Apache.
 Tree full of flickers (two of four shown here), Bosque del Apache.
 Meadowlark, Bosque del Apache.
 Meadowlark, Bosque del Apache.
LBB, Bosque del Apache.
 Pheasant, Bosque del Apache.
 Pheasant, Bosque del Apache.
 Pheasant, Bosque del Apache.
 Pronghorns, New Mexico.
 Very Large Array in the second-widest of four formations, New Mexico.
Very Large Array NM
Gila Woodpecker, I-10 rest stop south of Phoenix.
 Red rocks near Sedona, Arizona.
 Wildflowers near Phoenix.
 Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix.
 Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix.
 Verdin, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix.
Hummingbird, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix.
 Hummingbird, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix.
 Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix.
 Cactus Wren, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix.
 Butterfly, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix.
 Butterfly, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix.
Butterfly, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix.
 Butterfly, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix.
 Butterfly, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix.
 Squirrel, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix.
 Quail, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix.
 Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix.
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix.
 Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix.

Cactus League - Surprise Stadium in Arizona, spring home of the Royals and Rangers.
Surprise Stadium, Surprise, Arizona.
 Mike Sweeney of the Royals spots someone in the crowd, Cactus League, Surprise, Arizona.
 Royals Manager Tony Pena.
 Royals pitcher Zack Greinke faces the Cubs.
 Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster faces the Royals.
 A磗 2nd baseman Mark Ellis.
Richard Hidalgo of the Rangers fouls one off.
 Rangers pitching coach Orel Hershiser and manager Buck Showalter keep an eye on the mound staff.

California and Nevada, 2005 - Mojave and Death Valley in California, various sites in Nevada.
Coyote finds prey hiding in a bush, Death Valley.
 Brief pause after consuming small prey.
 Coyote checks out some road kill in Death Valley.
Death Valley Coyote		 Coyote walking down the road, Death Valley.
 Death Valley.
 Roadrunner near the Death Valley National Park Visitor Center.
Quail, Death Valley.
 Quail, Death Valley.
 LBB (little brown bird), Death Valley National Park Visitor's Center.
 Joshua Tree, Mojave Preserve, California.
 Black-throated sparrow, Mojave Preserve, California.
 Black-throated sparrow, Mojave Preserve, California.
Burned area in Red Rock Canyon, Nevada.
 Kyle Canyon, Nevada.
 Grebe, Ash Meadows NWR, Nevada.
 Elephant Rock, Valley of Fires State Park, Nevada.

New Mexico and Arizona - Bosque del Apache NWR and other favorite stops, Nov.-Dec. 2005.
Snow goose, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Snow goose, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Snow geese, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Snow goose, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Snow goose, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Snow goose, Bosque del Apache NWR.
Blackbirds flock, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Meadowlark.
 A confused snow goose tries to get in formation with a crane, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Sandhill crane, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Sandhill crane, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Sandhill crane, Bosque del Apache NWR.
Sandhill crane, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Cranes at dawn, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Red-tailed hawk, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Red-tailed hawk, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Red-tailed hawk, Bosque del Apache NWR.
Red-tailed hawks, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Hawk, I'm guessing broad winged, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Hawk, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Hawk, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Kestrel, Bosque del Apache NWR.
 Two coyotes keep an eye on the cranes and geese, Bosque del Apache NWR.
The Moon shines above as sandhill cranes settle down for the night, Bosque del Apache NWR. Venus can be seen to the right of the Moon.
 Fort Craig, New Mexico, ruins of a frontier Army post.
 Sunrise over Cave Creek Canyon, Arizona.
 Agua Caliente Park, Tucson, Arizona.

Aviation Nation, Las Vegas - Air show in Las Vegas headlined by the US Air Force Thunderbirds, November 2005.
F-4 Phantom takes off prior to the Heritage Flight at Aviation Nation in Las Vegas.
F-4 Phantom		 Heritage Flight, Aviation Nation in Las Vegas. F-22 Raptor, P-51 Mustang, F-4 Phantom.
 F-22 Raptor, Aviation Nation, Las Vegas.
 F-22 Raptor, Aviation Nation, Las Vegas.
 Marine Corp AV-8B Harrier hovers, Aviation Nation in Las Vegas.
 B-25, Aviation Nation in Las Vegas.
B-25
Two A1H Skyraiders, Aviation Nation, Las Vegas.
 MiG-17F, terror of the Korean War and now a billboard for Red Bull, Aviation Nation in Las Vegas.
 Civilian jet demo team Patriots, three L-39s, Aviation Nation in Las Vegas.
 Civilian jet demo team Patriots, three L-39s, Aviation Nation in Las Vegas.
 AC-47 gunship, Aviation Nation in Las Vegas.
 Huey helicopter, Aviation Nation in Las Vegas.
Thunderbirds get ready as air show goes on, Aviation Nation in Las Vegas.
 Major D. Chris Callaghan waves to the crowd as the Thunderbirds roll out, Aviation Nation in Las Vegas.
 US Air Force Thunderbirds, Aviation Nation in Las Vegas.
 US Air Force Thunderbird, Aviation Nation in Las Vegas.
 US Air Force Thunderbirds, Aviation Nation in Las Vegas.
 US Air Force Thunderbirds, Aviation Nation in Las Vegas.
Thunderbirds diamond meets solo flyer, Aviation Nation in Las Vegas.
 US Air Force Thunderbirds, Aviation Nation in Las Vegas.
 Predator unmanned vehicle, Aviation Nation in Las Vegas.
 Thunderbird passes in front of the Moon, Aviation Nation in Las Vegas.

Squaw Creek NWR - Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge eagles and snow geese, December 2005.
Bald Eagle roosts on muskrat hut, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 Bald Eagles on the ice, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 Bald Eagle, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 Bald Eagle, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 Bald Eagle, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 Bald Eagle, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
Juvenile Bald Eagle, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 Bald Eagle, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 Bald Eagle, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 Bald Eagle, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 Bald Eagle, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 Bald Eagle, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
Bald Eagle, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 Giant rubber eagle welcomes visitors to Eagle Days, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 Snow Geese, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 Snow Geese, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 Snow Geese, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 Deer, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
Red-tailed Hawk, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 Red-tailed Hawk, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 Red-tailed Hawk, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
 Bald Eagle, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
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