American Kestrel Mating Series
I was at the right place at the right time for an appropriate Valentine’s Day post. (16 photos)
Category: Behaviors
American Kestrels – A Unique Dismount
Red-tailed Hawks Are Constructing Nests Already
Great Blue Heron In Falling Snow
Great Blue Heron Swallowing A Huge Goldfish In Falling Micro-snow
Red-tailed Hawk Trying To Fake Me Out
Fighting Pied-billed Grebes
Revisiting An Intriguing Bird Word
Northern Harriers And Cooper’s Hawks – Close Encounters Part II
Four days ago I was witness to a mostly aerial dogfight between 4-5 Northern Harriers and Cooper’s Hawks on top of Goose Egg Island at Farmington Bay WMA. (9 photos)
A Very Close Encounter Between A Northern Harrier And A Cooper’s Hawk
Two days ago, as I was cresting the hill on top of Goose Egg Island at Farmington Bay WMA, the excitement was already in progress. (2 photos)
Some Recent Birds
A Magpie Acting Strangely And Me Missing The Obvious
Yesterday’s Completely Unexpected Bald Eagles
I was very surprised to find at least four Bald Eagles yesterday in the west desert. (7 photos)
The Return Of The Neighborhood Cooper’s Hawk
That time of day my feeders are usually being mobbed by songbirds and the Coop was obviously looking for an easy meal. (4 photos)
It’s Molting Time On Antelope Island
Many of the birds I saw yesterday morning on Antelope Island were in one stage or another of the molting process. (4 photos and 1 video clip)
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American Kestrels – A Unique Dismount
Red-tailed Hawks Are Constructing Nests Already
Great Blue Heron In Falling Snow
Great Blue Heron Swallowing A Huge Goldfish In Falling Micro-snow
Red-tailed Hawk Trying To Fake Me Out
Fighting Pied-billed Grebes
Revisiting An Intriguing Bird Word
Northern Harriers And Cooper’s Hawks – Close Encounters Part II
Four days ago I was witness to a mostly aerial dogfight between 4-5 Northern Harriers and Cooper’s Hawks on top of Goose Egg Island at Farmington Bay WMA. (9 photos)
A Very Close Encounter Between A Northern Harrier And A Cooper’s Hawk
Two days ago, as I was cresting the hill on top of Goose Egg Island at Farmington Bay WMA, the excitement was already in progress. (2 photos)
Some Recent Birds
A Magpie Acting Strangely And Me Missing The Obvious
Yesterday’s Completely Unexpected Bald Eagles
I was very surprised to find at least four Bald Eagles yesterday in the west desert. (7 photos)
The Return Of The Neighborhood Cooper’s Hawk
That time of day my feeders are usually being mobbed by songbirds and the Coop was obviously looking for an easy meal. (4 photos)
It’s Molting Time On Antelope Island
Many of the birds I saw yesterday morning on Antelope Island were in one stage or another of the molting process. (4 photos and 1 video clip)