Can you believe this vicious and unprecedented attack on that innocent rock??? (Juvenile red-tailed hawk practicing hunting)
Can you believe this vicious and unprecedented attack on that innocent rock??? (Juvenile red-tailed hawk practicing hunting)
A fun stream commission I got from https://www.furaffinity.net/user/felisrandomis! A good idea of what I'd look like if I was just a bird XD
This #RedTailedHawk was sitting in the road on my way home. Poor thing is sick. I hope it’s not #BirdFlu but it probably is. Anyway she’s on her way to the local animal hospital. Her chances may be slim but my fingers are crossed.
When a Red-tailed Hawk perched in a nearby pine tree for a few weeks the Cooper’s Hawks that were there disappeared. Once the RtH moved on the CHs returned & have been building a nest in the tree. Here’s my Perpetual Journal art of the RtH & Cedar Waxwings from ‘23.
In my latest blog post I’ve continued my blog mini-series entitled All About Birds. Here’s Part 2 in that series, featuring my art & natural history info:
https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/all-about-birds-part-2
"Yes, I am profoundly aware of my own beauty, thank you very much."
Saw this bird near World’s End in Hingham. Possibly a red tailed hawk? #birds #birding #RedTailedHawk
Juvenile Red Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) prepares to take flight in the Don Edwards WIldlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay, October 2023
#birdphotography #hawk #redtailed #redtailedhawk #DonEdwards #naturephotography #naturebeauty #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #DonEdwards
Master of the Air
I was sitting with my wife on the front porch of her quaint little quilting shop. We have a couple of old redwood rocking chairs, perfect for soaking in the serenity of the neighborhood. Ben and Charlie, our loyal companions, were sprawled out on the porch, lazily watching the world go by.
As I fiddled with my phone, adding a caption to a photo I had just taken of some clouds, two red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) suddenly appeared, gliding gracefully right in front of us. In my excitement, I fumbled with my phone and frantically reached for my camera. I managed to snap just one photo, which would’ve been perfect if the right wing hadn’t been cut off. I did get a couple more shots, but by then, the hawks were flying away—and it just wasn’t the same.
Check out breathtaking photos of magnificent birds of prey, visit my photo gallery here:
He was pretty chill.
But he definitely spotted me...
We had a surprise clear skies sunny day today, which was unexpected, and I was already outside with my camera, so that was a great coincidence. On top of that I saw many bird species for the first time!
* #BrownCreeper
* #RedTailedHawk
* #CommonMerganser
* #HoodedMerganser