RFP Presents

Saylorville Lake to Ledges State Park:
Wildlife and Scenic Captures

© Gerald Rowles 2005
Please Don't Copy These Photos Without Formal Permission.

SAYLORVILLE LAKE PROJECT: folio 01: gull silhouette in pastel sunset folio 02: bald eagle landing silhouette at sunset folio 03: sharp-shinned hawk at Audubon cabin folio 04: count the bald eagles at sunset (4) in Cottonwood folio 05: wood ducks on Morningstar Drive creek folio 06: canadian geese land at Cottonwood pier folio 07: pied-billed grebe on river at Cottonwood pier folio 08: whitetail buck at dawn in Cottonwood folio 09: whitetail buck at dawn in Cottonwood folio 10: female cardinal at sunrise in Cottonwood folio 11: march 16, 2005, spotted fawn waters with mom - from CW pier folio 12: early spring goldfinch at Saylorville visitor's center folio 13: series: canadian goose attacks rival -1 folio 14: series: canadian goose attacks rival -2 folio 15: series: canadian goose attacks rival -3 folio 16: series: canadian goose attacks rival -4 folio 17: wood ducks on Fisher Lane wetland folio 18: wood ducks on Morningstar Drive creek folio 19: nuthatch a leapin' at the Saylorville visitor center folio 20: rock dove at dawn a stretchin' folio 21: fox squirrel standin' tall at Cottonwood entrance folio 22: bald eagle devours river catch at Shettler area folio 23: bald eagle at sunset in Cottonwood folio 24: bald eagle mid-launch at Shettler area folio 25: rock dove in foliage at Saylorville visitor center folio 26: 3 male northern shovelers a swimmin' on Cottonwood pond folio 27: dark-eyed junco at lower Lakeview folio 28: 'oregon' junco at lower Lakeview folio 29: bald eagle leaping to flight near upper Lakeview folio 30: cooper's hawk eyes breakfast at Cottonwood entrance folio 31: hooded merganser morning reflection on Cottonwood pond folio 32: hooded merganser morning reflection on Cottonwood pond folio 33: a pair of blue herons at the nest at Big Creek folio 34: one of the 1st blue herons at Shettler ponds 3/25/05 folio 35: western meadowlark in the rain on Saylorville dam folio 36: lovey doveys at Cottonwood entrance folio 37: deer near mile long bridge - from Big Creek spillway folio 38: bald eagle in the mist at Saylorville dam folio 39: mallard hybrid on Cottonwood pond folio 40: two ring-necked couples in a row at DMACC pond folio 41: female bluebird watering at Cottonwood pond folio 42: grt blue heron on the nest at Big Creek folio 43: grt blue heron on the nest at Big Creek folio 44: grt blue heron on the nest at Big Creek folio 45: wood ducks greet the dawn on Shettler pond folio 46: barred owl at the edge of a thicket on NW 37th folio 47: american kestrel on the high wire - Morningstar Drive folio 48: grt blue heron at the nest at Big Creek folio 49: grt blue heron in the nest at Big Creek folio 50: grt blue heron at the nest at Big Creek folio 51: bufflehead action at Cottonwood pond folio 52: bufflehead action at Cottonwood pond folio 53: bufflehead action at Cottonwood pond folio 54: bufflehead action at Cottonwood pond folio 55: bufflehead action at Cottonwood pond folio 56: american coots on parade at Saylorville lakeshore folio 57: american coots on parade at Saylorville lakeshore folio 58: american coots on parade at Saylorville lakeshore folio 59: ring-necked ducks air-borne at Cottonwood pond folio 60: red-tailed hawk peeks through the branches folio 61: black-capped chickadee feasts on a kernel of corn - SVC folio 62: m & f american wigeons on Cottonwood pond folio 63: spooked, injured buck tears through Cottonwood -1 folio 64: spooked, injured buck tears through Cottonwood -2 folio 65: spooked, injured buck tears through Cottonwood -3 folio 66: american kestrel's 5 min breakfast in dawn's twilight - spillway folio 67: american kestrel's 5 min breakfast in dawn's twilight - spillway folio 68: barred owl in dawn shadow - Shettler entrance folio 69: barred owl closeup - shettler entrance folio 70: grt blue heron launches from log - Cottonwood pier folio 71: brown creeper (tree climbers) - Audubon cabin, Saylorville folio 72: amazing peripheral vision in the grt blue heron folio 73: american coots gather at upper Lakeview ramp folio 74: american coots gather at upper Lakeview ramp folio 75: american coots gather at upper Lakeview ramp folio 76: eastern bluebird in a pastel meadow folio 77: blue-winged teal on the DMACC pond folio 78: female cardinal in the Butterfly Garden folio 79: fireball sunrise from upper Lakeview folio 80: nearly 4-foot-long beaver goes ashore at the dam tower folio 81: and after scratching his nose and returning to the water folio 82: emerges at the east end of the dam 28 minutes later folio 83: pair of canadian geese fly through golden dawn mist - CW folio 84: pair of canadian geese landing reflected on still water - CW folio 85: pair of northern shovelers on private marsh near Big Creek folio 86: pair of northern shovelers on private marsh near Big Creek folio 87: sunrise on the lake from upper lakeview folio 88: myrtle warbler along the tower road folio 89: goldfinch giving a good look at the Visitors Center folio 90: barred owl along the road to Shettler folio 91: female cardinal among the blossoms at the Visitors Center folio 92: male cardinal displays vivid color at the Visitors Center folio 93: what part of STOP! don't you understand? folio 94: brown thrasher offers a spring serenade at the CW entrance folio 95: barred owl in a leaf garland at Shettler folio 96: barred owl in a leaf garland at Shettler II folio 97: a great looking redhead at the Administration Complex folio 98: blue-winged teal couple gathering moss on CW pond folio 99: blue-winged teal couple gathering moss on CW pond folio 100: bashful pied-billed grebe on CW pond folio 101: big chop on Big Creek folio 102: big chop on Big Creek II folio 103: jade serenity pool - B.C. folio 104: jade serenity pool II - B.C. folio 105: red-headed woodpecker displays proper table etiquette LEDGES STATE PARK: Canadian Geese in trees: folio lg01: successful landing in the tallest dead tree folio lg02: chased off the perch folio lg03: off to another perch folio lg04: safely landed on another perch folio lg05: mother goose on the tree top nest folio lg06: in tall tree in the morning meadow folio lg07: in short tree in the morning meadow folio lg08: landing on new meadow tree folio lg09: departing new meadow tree folio lg10: on top of the world folio lg11: whoa, this is tougher than it looks folio lg12: I look way better here than that duck did Wood Ducks in trees: folio lw01: in the trees at a distance folio lw02: incoming! folio lw03: i said!, get off my branch! folio lw04: that's gotta smart. folio lw05: too many ducks, too little tree. folio lw06: outta here.. folio lw07: nice launch. folio lw08: ah, peace and quiet. folio lw09: berry nice neighborhood. folio lw10: master and commander folio lw11: what's this, a haunted branch? folio lw12: wood duck chatting with the branch Rare Pileated Woodpecker: folio lp01: male throwing out the sawdust (hole shot). folio lp02: male looking where the sawdust fell (hole shot). folio lp03: male checking on the photographer's movement (hole shot). folio lp04: male looking for the source of the beep sound (hole shot). folio lp05: male spots the photographer (hole shot). folio lp06: male returns after flying away (outside). folio lp07: male back inside (hole shot). folio lp08: male inspects his progress (outside). folio lp09: male flies out of the nest hole folio lp10: male profile closeup folio lp11: another view of the pileated's red crest folio lp21: shift-change / pop's outta here folio lp22: shift-change / what's his big rush folio lp23: shift-change / mom's outta here folio lp24: shift-change / where'd she go folio lp25: shift-change / what? not even a peck on the cheek folio lp26: shift-change / woodpecker gridlock folio lp31: female returns to nest hole folio lp32: female inspecting outside - 1 folio lp33: female inspecting outside - 2 folio lp34: female outside closeup folio lp35: one of the last feedings from papa to male fledge Miscellaneous Sights & Critters - Ledges area: folio lm01: flicker under the morning moonset folio lm02: Iowa country morning sunrise folio lm03: Iowa country morning sunrise II folio lm04: Iowa country morning sunrise III folio lm05: expectant whitetail doe bolts in forest folio lm06: sparkling european starling in the morning sun folio lm07: european starling gathering nest-building material at dawn folio lm08: Iowa country morning sunrise plants gold dust folio lm09: a yellow-throated warbler strays across the Illinois border folio lm10: kingfisher balances against a high wind folio lm11: between here & there - ' lesser yellowlegs' on a shallow pond folio lm12: between here & there - 'solitary sandpiper' on a shallow pond folio lm13: behold the magnificent turkey vulture ... ooops, never mind folio lm14: male ring-necked pheasant un der grass folio lm15: male bobolink in the meadow (at Full Circle Farm) folio lm16: 2 male bobolinks on the fence (at Full Circle Farm) folio lm17: female bobolink on the fence (at Full Circle Farm) folio lm18: male bobolink on the fence post (at Full Circle Farm) folio lm19: male bobolink tightwire act (at Full Circle Farm) folio lm20: squirrel antics: ' lemme outta here' folio lm21: tree swallow answers the front door folio lm22: ms doe takes a peek folio lm23: male dickcissel riding out 35 mph gusts folio lm24: the lovely ledges meadows folio lm25: looking up-river from the meadow folio lm26: male and female barnswallow, uh, spring hijinks folio lm27: male and female barnswallow, more spring hijinks