More from Indian Lake...

I've been making quite a few stops at Indian Lake in Worcester, which is where I took the gull photos from my last post. It is a very reliable location for some instant action on Mallards, which always has a group of about a dozen hanging right in front of the parking lot near the boat launch. They are very willing subjects.

On Friday evening it was getting late, and I almost decided not to stop because the sun would be behind the treeline leaving the ducks in shade. I showed up anyway, and thankfully I didn't regret it! While shooting the ducks, they all looked up into the sky and when I did I was excited to see this Red-tailed Hawk circling overhead. It was an even greater surprise when I noticed it had a Red Squirrel for dinner. A very cool encounter, although I wish it had passed somewhat closer..