I know other photography forums do this each year and I know one has been done here in the past (I used the search feature but couldn't find a similar topic posted in years past).
I also know it's very difficult to pick just one image so I thought maybe 5 images would be a more suitable to post what you think is your best and/or favorite from this year.
I'll start of with my favorites from this year...and it started out early in January with the Snowy Owl invasion we had on the east coast this past winter. On January 12th I was fortunate to find and photograph 3 different Snowy Owls on a beach in Virginia. This Owl was skittish but it was comfortable enough to take a bath in front of me.
This Owl entertained a lot of people on January 12th as well and it stayed in the main parking area of the beach. People came and went but I spent nearly 5 hours with it until it literally flew off into the sunset to go hunting for the night. It was also the last Snowy Owl I photographed during their visit last winter.
After the demise of the eagles nest I followed close to 4 years when the female was struck and killed at a near-by airport then the USDA-WS got involved after a permit was issued to rid the area of nesting Bald Eagles I started photographing a different nest closer to my home. Unfortunately this nest tree will eventually be removed because of it's location to a high traffic area and the property is going to be developed soon.
A fellow photographer told me about a cooperative Red-tailed Hawk he found earlier this year and I've spent many hours observing and photographing it.
Although totally wild she was so comfortable with 4 people standing near her she decided to take a bath in front of us. She went in and out of the water 3 times that morning....what a treat to watch and photograph.
I look forward to seeing what others captured during 2014 and wish everyone luck for 2015.
