Mostly photos with a few quips tossed in...
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May 2019
Yeah, quips tossed in like the way I saw one of the parents swoop up through the trees towards the nest but not land as it tossed some prey from its talons into the nest and then turned back downhill to the ponds.
Photos taken on May 19, 2019 at 7 PM, Panhandle FL woods, as the setting sun lit the nest where 3 Red-shouldered Hawk fledglings waited, watched and waited some more. The nest is 100' from my house and 60' up a Hickory tree. The hawks are quite used to me even as approach within 50' down in my garden.
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This morning I finally saw the juvenile Barred Owl that has been flying across the more open yard on the other side of the house. I almost got a photo of it perched in a snag. Crows and Blue Jays were on alert and active nearby but did not mob the youngster. Spotting the juvie explains the daytime calls and flights I’ve been seeing so often. I’m guessing the calls were more for reassurance than begging like the hawk chicks do.
The Hickory splits into 3 trunks where the nest is. That gives 3 open sides and with a nest that is probably 2’ across, you’d think they would be 1at each side. Nope, let’s crowd tighter.
Eyes on you — and I hope you enjoyed this Daily Bucket of hawks. See ya in the comments...
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