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Morning Reflections
This morning I went for an early morning walk. This young red-tailed hawk was perched in a tree beside the road, and it was easy to spot. The morning sun struck its white…
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Hunting redtails, bathing sparrows, and birding humor
I couldn’t believe how close this hawk came to us in the woods today. It was amazing to see him hunting at such close range! He seemed to catch something, floundered around in…
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Hatch
It’s been an exciting few days at the Cornell hawk-cam. On Sunday, the first hatchling pipped its way out. Thousands of people watched as it worked all day trying to get out of…
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First pip
As of tonight, the first pip — sort of a dimple in the egg where the chick is beginning to push its way out — has appeared in one of the Cornell red-tailed…
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Cornell Pilgrimage Part 2: Hawks
I shared in the previous post about our visit to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology on Saturday. On the way to the lab, we stopped to observe the red-tailed hawks featured in their…
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Potential
As the girls and I drove home yesterday along a busy thoroughfare, I saw this hawk perched along a popular walking trail. It’s a former railroad bed transformed into a sort of sidewalk,…
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Red-Tail Observation
Our family has been enjoying the Cornell University red-tailed hawk nest-cam this week. We even participated in the contest to name the male red-tail, suggesting “Romulus.” I thought it was pretty great, but…
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Red-tailed Hawk Nest
My husband has challenged us to find a red-tailed hawk nest to observe this spring. So far, we’ve had no luck finding one… till today, when the announcement of a live nest-cam at…
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New-to-us hawk
We saw our first red-shouldered hawk the other day. Such a handsome bird! It posed for me before flying away.
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Learning Curve
I’m trying to learn how to photograph birds in flight. I’ve taken so many pictures, and few if any have turned out. Today I’ve done some reading on the subject and feel encouraged;…
