Tag: nature
Wild radish (lone plant in greenbelt)
Two Hawks on a Tower
Two (probably red-tailed) hawks spotted on an electrical tower, one looking north, one looking east. I often see one perched up there, watching for prey, but rarely two!
I don’t usually see *two* hawks on this tower!
European Starling
House Sparrow
Earth, daisies.
This bluebird was perched near this tree, possibly even on the same post…
This #bluebird was perched near this tree, possibly even on the same post, but the moment I snapped the shutter, it flew up to a nearby roof. So I tried to get a decent angle on it, and was about to walk away when it flew back to the tree, landing on this post, grooming itself for a few moments, and then stopping to look around.
dandelions
Western Honey Bee
Who knew a hawk could be a birb?
Who knew a hawk could be a #birb?
Spotted in a park. Probably a Cooper’s Hawk.
I heard a lot of chirping from this tree, and saw a cluster that looks like it could be a nest near where this hawk was standing guard. It just kind of looked around the whole time even as I walked past the tree. If it was standing guard, it must have been able to tell I wasn’t a threat.
Lesser Goldfinch (yellow and black, on cables)
Red-tailed Hawk
I don’t know if it’s the same hawk I saw yesterday, but it’s in roughly the same area.
A red-tailed hawk spotted along the bike path today.
Mourning Dove
Typical Mockingbirds
It just sat there perched on the wire while I took several photos. It seemed totally unconcerned.
Say’s Phoebe
I’m not 100% certain – the yellowish color is mostly from the sunset lighting – but the head doesn’t seem to have the shape I’m used to seeing on Black Phoebes, which I see a lot more of here, and I have seen Say’s Phoebes in the area.
Black Phoebe (on top of wall)
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch (fuzzy yellow, on small cable)
I heard the squirrel chattering, then turned to look for it and spotted it up in a magnolia tree
I heard the squirrel chattering, then turned to look for it and spotted it up in a magnolia tree. Surprisingly, it held still while I walked around the tree to get a better angle. Then after I took a few more pictures, it jumped off the branch onto a nearby house-turned-museum.
One of these days, after it’s opened again, I’m going to have to actually visit the museum and not just the park.
#nature #animals #squirrel
