A Cooper’s Hawk standing on the edge of the water in the clear ditch. I don’t know whether he was meditating, fishing, our thinking about taking a bath. After we spotted him, he looked like he was trying to decide whether to carry on with what he was doing or fly away. He finally few.
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Awesome photo Timothy. That gorgeous bird, I love birds of prey, so majestic. Ironically there was a Hawk on my back fence today but too far away for me to get a good photo. I’m not sure what kind of Hawk it was. Thanks for sharing this amazing shot. You are in nature’s paradise!
Thanks, Holly. Hawks are magnificent birds. We have a pretty good variety around here. It’s hard to tell what type they are unless you are and then it can still be difficult to tell what kind of hawks they are.
On the 18 mile stretch from the mainland to Key Kargo there are huge nests on every light pole, I was told they are falcon, or Osprey or hawks. I don’t know, but the nests are several feet in circumference and I have spotted young birds peeping out. It’s really wonderful to see.
There’s probably nests for all those birds on those light poles. We have Osprey out here, which I find amazing since they like fish and water, two things we don’t have a lot of out here. I’ve seen Osprey with gophers or squirrels, but never fish. One pair of Osprey has a nest in the transformer station across the river from us, so we see then flying overhead every now and then.
These could be Osprey nests we’re seeing down south. There’s lot of water and fish around.
Osprey are very large birds. They make their presence known. At least around here.
I’m sure I’ve seen Osprey down here in Florida but not familiar enough to recognize one. Maybe you can catch one with that camera and post it someday.
Here’s a post with Osprey: http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2018/5/osprey-overhead
Such an awesome video Tim , amazing birds! Yes, these bird nest I spoke of are Osprey homes. So amazing. I can’t wait to get back down there but the Keys have closed their doors to everyone not living there. Hopefully sooner than later we will be able to move about freely and enjoy all the beauty out there. Thank you Timothy, you are beyond kind and generous!
It will be nice when you can go back out.
Oh yes, for sure!
Good photos Timothy. That shot of him flying away was wonderful.
Thanks, Lonely. I would have looved to se him taking a bath.
That would have been cool.
For the the hawk and us.
When in doubt, fly away.
That was his thought exactly. Thanks, Laurie.
You captured it perfectly….
Thanks, Nabeela.
You are welcome….
Oh sweet captures Mr. Tim!
Thanks, Nancy.
That is a handsome Cooper’s Hawk, Tim!
Thanks, Lavinia.
Good wildlife catch 🙂
Thanks, Harry.
What a beauty.
Thanks, Cindy.
Wow! Impressive bird.
Thanks, Robin.
He made sure you got his or her “good side”.
It’s so vain. Thanks, Michelle.
A handsome beast.
Thanks, Inchcock.
Tim, these portraits of the hawk with the light playing on the water — they’re breathtaking. So nicely done. Hugs on the wing.
Thanks, Teagan. It was nice to see him by the edge of the water.
Tim, nice photos of the eagle. Do you have any bald eagle sightings in your area? My son just sent me a video of one flying off from in front of his beach house on Camano Island, WA. Beautiful in flight, squawking. 📚🎶 Christine
Thanks, Christine. This is a Copper’s Hawk. Yes we have Bald Eagles. I see them fly along the river, but we don’t see the often like the Copper’s Hawks.
Hawks are so awesome, so are these photographs, good catch!
Beautiful shot of a handsome bird, Tim.
(As soon as I left the Lola post, Jeep split!)
I’m not surprised. Jeep knows what’s going on. I heard that a hawk tried to get the owlets the other day, and Daddy Owl took out the hawk. If it was a Cooper’s Hawk, mostlikely, it would not stand a chance against Daddy Owl. My neighbor who takes care of the horses by the owlets said as she was going to feed the horses early on morning last week, a coyote stopped on the ditch bank where we stand to look at the owlets. She said Daddy Owl attacked the coyote and drove it off. We are really lucky that Daddy and Mama owls allow us to gawk at them and their owlets.
Wow, those owls are fierce!
You can’t blame them for taking care of their babies.
I had adopted an alley cat when I was really a struggling artist, ie: poor- Her name was Mom.
She had many litters before I could fix her.
Someone brought their Doberman over one day. Never saw anything like it! She ripped the dogs head up.
Someone never came back, again.
Okay, Jeep is back. I think she knows I’m talking to the cat guy!
You don’t mess with mamas. Rosencrantz, a male kitty, did not like dogs in the least. If a dog came on the property, Rosencrantz would attack it with such a fierceness the dog didn’t know how to react other that run if it could.
Yes, run dog run!
I remember Rosencrantz & Guildenstern.
Were they both boys?
They were brothers. I got them on a 2 for 1 deal.
Wow! Lucky!
Handsome bird! I really like his colour too .. Looks like he has spotted you ..
HI Julie. He saw and was trying to decide whether to fly are do waht he was doing. He finally flew.