I was hoping to find Wood Ducks in this pond but instead found a Red-shouldered Hawk looking for a meal.
He snatched a snack coated with vegetation out of the water.
Then got his balance.
Then flew to this Wood Duck box with something that might have been a crawfish.
Wow! These are stunning, Ellen! What a beautiful hawk this is.
Thank you, Peter! Yes, they are gorgeous birds with so many colors.
Wonderful sequence. The bird looks majestic!
Thank you! The first image he almost looks like he’s holding out his robes 🙂
Hahaha… precisely!
Wow the 3rd shot with the wings extended and the catch, amazing! They’re all beautiful pics. Thank you
Thank you, Sandra, glad that you enjoyed them. I don’t know how he ever spotted something moving down through that tangle of limbs, and then to snatch it out of the water–pretty neat.
Great captures, Ellen!!
Thank you, Greta!
Great action series of a beautiful raptor!
Thanks, Donna!