I answered the door a few days ago to find our excited neighbor and his two pre-teen boys: “Can you tell us what kind of bird that is?”
Why, yes, I can!
Pretty neat to see a Swallow-tailed Kite swooping over our neighborhood.
They had been watching the bird off and on all day as it was feeding on dragonflies.
Kiawah River, SC
June 1, 2022
The owlet on the right is the one from yesterday’s post. After I took that picture he joined his sibling, and that slight head turn was the closest look I got.
May 17, 2022
The establish pair of Barred Owls at Magnolia Plantation had two chicks again this year and so far both have survived. They have moved from the nest area to a small pond where soon they will learn to hunt. This one was a bit more adventurous than the other while I was watching, hopping to his own branch for a look around.
May 17, 2022
It was the shape of the tree that caught my eye, from a few posts ago. Turns out, working through my images from that day I had some other shots.
Here’s a wider view.
There were several Osprey flying around.
This one was watching the water but I never saw him dive.
Orlando Wetlands, Florida
April 12, 2022
It was the shape of the tree that caught my eye, reminding me of a carved finial. The Osprey nest that looks like a straw hat was secondary. It was early and not much light, but there is an Osprey in the nest, the white on its head visible close to the tree trunk.
Orlando Wetlands, Florida
April 12, 2022
A pair of Red-shouldered Hawks made their nest in a tree that hangs over the exit road at Magnolia Plantation.
With hundreds of treed acres available to them this seems like an odd choice with cars and pedestrians passing all day long.
That’s a frog leg sticking up by the hawk’s feet, soon to be breakfast for the chicks.
The chicks were ready for their next meal.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
April 29, 2022
I was out with my shorter lens when this Red-shouldered Hawk flew into a tree ahead of me in a local park. Like me, he had places to go and quickly moved on.
February 11, 2022
At the end of November I witnessed similar action in nearly the same spot that I photographed Bald Eagle, Flying For Breakfast at the end of October. This time I was a little closer to the action.
The Eagle made a quick drop and snatched a small dead fish that had been floating on the water.
Up and away…
He flew past the bare cross dike with a bit of fall color highlighting the background, and disappeared into the woods.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
November 29, 2021
