Francis Beidler Forest, SC
April 14, 2023
Barred Owl Portrait
Category Archives: Raptor
Barred Owl, Four Perches
This Barred Owl tried out a few perches while I watched him from the Beidler Forest boardwalk.
Francis Beidler Forest, SC
April 14, 2023
Sleeping Barred Owl
Another day, probably the same Barred Owl, caught napping.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 30, 2023
Red-shouldered Hawk
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 13, 2023
Sleeping Barred Owl
A Barred Owl taking his mid-afternoon nap.
From a little further away through an azalea bush.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 11, 2023
Red-shouldered Hawk, 2
The Red-shouldered Hawk from yesterday’s post flew a few feet away and fluffed himself up.
The sun was in and out, changing the look of the scene.
Cypress Wetlands, Port Royal, SC
February 27, 2023
Red-shouldered Hawk In The Green
These shots of a Red-shouldered Hawk are lined up through some dangling Spanish Moss and newly leafed tree branches, which gave the bird’s feet a bit of a green glow.
Cypress Wetlands, Port Royal, SC
February 27, 2023
Turkey Vultures On The Ground
It was very windy, the kind of wind that makes your eyes water, as I walked around the recently burned rice field pond on Monday. At the first corner a number of Turkey Vultures were hunkered down.
At first I thought they might have found something dead to snack on, but as I got closer I could see they were resting.
Some of the reeds on the edge of the pond did burn, although not all the way to the ground.
A wider view, with the Vultures blending in to the brown vegetation. Oddly, I got no odiferous hint that there had recently been a fire here.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
January 9, 2023
Red-shouldered Hawk Looking For A Meal
I noticed this well camouflaged Red-shouldered Hawk perched in a tangle of crepe myrtle branches. Then I realized it was the flitting of the Mocking Bird that had caught my eye.
The Mocking Bird passed in front of the hawk undisturbed and went on his way.
It was late afternoon and I thought maybe the hawk wasn’t in feeding mode, but then he dropped to the ground. He immediately mantled over some prey, covering it from other potential predators.
That prey either escaped or was very tiny, consumed in one bite.
The hawk flew to another crepe myrtle and continued to watch the ground.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
November 3, 2022
Red-shouldered Hawk ID confirmed with Merlin Bird ID app.
Bald Eagle in Pine
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
October 16, 2022