Today at Guilford Lake, I spotted a Red Shoulder constructing it's nest. As I was taking it's picture, I saw another one sitting nearby. As I begain shooting what now I know was the female, the male appeared in the viewfinder. I thought wow, both in one shot. Well, it happened!! The male mounted the female to copulate. I took 10-15 shots before he was done. What a once in a lifetime opportunity to see it but then to get a picture. What are the chances of that. It was awesome. I plan to monitor it over the next several weeks for progress on the nest, chicks etc. I will let everyone know. I will be attaching pics later. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]