Even on a bad hair day, an Osprey that’s already secured its catch has nothing to worry about.

Young Eagle: “Look what I caught Uncle Baldy!” Uncle Baldy: “That’s a mighty nice catch you have there young’un, thanks for all the fish!”.

Mama Eagle has been raising Bald Eaglets in this nest for many years, and this season was a little different , just one young one in the family.

A Short-eared Owl hunts low over open grassland, its buoyant flight and focused gaze scanning for prey.

A Short-eared Owl fixes its gaze on a vole moving through the grasses of an Illinois prairie, fully committed once the hunt begins.

A juvenile bald eagle skims the icy, glass-smooth Mississippi River with wings spread and talons extended, making a precise grab at the water's surface.

An Osprey stretches out its talons to land on the branch of a dead tree, settling in briefly while calling out from time to time.

A pair of bald eagles shares a quiet sunset at their Mooseheart nest as they prepare for another nesting season in northern Illinois.

A couple of immature Bald Eagles tussle in the sky above the frozen Mississippi River.

A Short-eared Owl squeezes in a bit of evening hunting before the sun slips behind another bank of clouds and disappears into the horizon.