I arrived at the hawk watch site 2 minutes after the hawk watchers watched a Peregrine Falcon dive into the woods, then reemerge with a Blue Jay in its talons and begin eating on the wing. So no photos of the drama. Alas!
So today I had to be content with a few medium height hawks (out of photography range), and a family of ravens playing on the wind.
Common Raven |
Yesterday (Sunday) was a bit better. The second season of hawk watching is underway with the accipiters beginning to come in numbers. And they do so with attitude. Our plastic owl attracted the attention of several birds, almost always young, inexperienced birds ...
The Plastic Owl |
This Sharp-shinned Hawk made a close pass at the owl ...
Sharp-shinned Hawk (hatch year) |
... while this young Cooper's Hawk made repeated attacks ...
Cooper's Hawk diving at the owl |
Cooper's Hawk - note the full crop |
Cooper's Hawk - compare head size with the Sharp-shinned Hawk |
In addition, Bald Eagles continued their steady run, while song birds occasionally are found in the edges around the watch site or in the woods on the walk up ...
Bald Eagle - not yet a full adult |
Good Birding!!
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