Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Backyard birds - hawks and an osprey


Two weekends ago I was driving into my driveway right before dark when I saw the above hawk flying into a tree on the side of my house. I ran into the house and got my camera. I walked right up to the tree and took this picture. This juvenile has really gotten used to people. It just stared at me.

When the juvenile hawk flew off, it past the above red tailed hawk flying by. The red tailed landed on a light post a couple of houses down. It only stayed for a few seconds before taking off. This is the first time I've seen a red tailed hawk in our neighborhood. We have tons of red shouldered hawks around.

The next morning the resident osprey was on our neighbor's sailboat mast eating a fish. It was too nice of a morning not to go out a take a few pictures.

The osprey decided it didn't want me around for breakfast so it took off down the channel.


As I was going back in the house the juvenile hawk flew into our grapefruit tree in the backyard. It hung out there a while before taking off.

8 comments:

  1. Great photos! You're lucky to have such wildlife close to home! Florida seems to be a very nice place :)

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  2. You have a terrific neighborhood for birding and photography! I really like the top pic of the juvenile -- wonderful.

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  3. Great view of the hawks. Boom & Gary of the vermilon River, Canada.

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  4. Brilliant photos! How wonderful to see raptors like that. The juvenile hawk photos are important captures. I hope to see more great pictures as he matures. You are really getting close!

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  5. Beautiful photographs again Dina.
    Costas

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  6. Nice photos of all the birds - I especially like the osprey with the fish on top of the mast.

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  7. Love the hawks! I'm always excited when I can photograph one.

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  8. There's some kind of hawk living behind my folk's house in Lakeland. Never get to see what kind because it lands back in the woods.

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