Knowing that the full moon would be visible this morning and that the weather forecast was for clear skies, I set the alarm for 4:30 am and headed for Powell with my camera in the early morning darkness. My timing was perfect - even with the hour drive - my location good, but my planning left a little to be desired. I remembered the thermos of coffee but forgot my tripod! So I ended up with one or two usable photos of the moon setting behind Heart Mountain but not the shots I was really trying to get.
On the way home across the bench I looked over and saw a herd of antelope running across the prairie with Heart in the background.
As I turned in my drive about 6:30am I glanced at one of my favorite rocks and saw a big cottontail lapping up the sun. I took a couple shots of her before I realized she was not alone. In the photo above you can see a rock wren sitting on the left side of the picture and below you can see the baby bunny seated to her right!
The real bonus came when I neared the house and saw the eagle sitting on a bush just off the drive. He has been around just about every day for the past week but in the distance as a silhouette. This morning he had apparently been hunting bunny and may have trapped one in the bush below.
Incredible photos once again! That first one took my breath away...even if you didn't have your tripod.
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