Raptor

re:Cooper's Hawk
In category Birds & Birding
Written by BBnDB2

I got to see my first Cooper's Hawk yesterday and was so impressed. He was not real shy either. I could walk to within about 20 feet of him. He was sitting on my fence and looked so regal. I couldn't figure out why the other birds were not around. Do they bother the squirrels, (red or gray)? I know they will catch small birds and probably mice. I live in the center of town and that is why

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A Hunt In The Yard This Morning!
In category Bird Feeding & Nestboxes
Written by shai44

Saw a female kestrel hunting for small birds in the yard this morning while
I was working in the garden. First it curiously attacked the grackles in the pine trees & scientifically missed. Then it went after another smaller bird a few minutes later but I did not see if it succeeded that time. Boy, the alerts and alarms sure were ringing thruogh the yard! How cool to see blandly something l

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Raptor's Trust Reliable?
In category Birds & Birding
Written by sethg

I recently saw a wild bird in the middle of the street and it appeared injured. One wing was extended and one leg crouched to it's stomach. The other leg appeared to still hold the bird up. I watched a SUV truck drive over it and miss the bird by inches with it's wheel. I drove away, then decided to come back in 5 minutes after contacting an apparent rescue group at the Great Swamp in Millington,

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re:Kestrel in the yard
In category Bird Feeding & Nestboxes
Written by shai44

The other day we had quite a treat; an American Kestrel spent an evening in our yard. Supposedly a common bird, but I had never seen one before.

It looked like a female, specifically a young female, based on its behavior.
This bird put on quite a show, perching on the utility pole, then the patio umbrella, then the kids' swingset. Occasionally it would swoop down to the ground to munch on so

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Fly Like An Eagle And Carry A Big Stick
In category Your Experience @ the Wild
Written by Rockadee

While Eagle watching today I saw and photographed a beautiful mature Blad Eagle as it flew over carrying a big stick in it's talons. The Eagle carried the stick back to it's nest.



Post edited by: Rockadee, at: 2007/02/21 23:09

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Nature Wild - Eagles Among Us!
In category Your Experience @ the Wild
Written by Rockadee

The light was fading real fast last eveing when I captured this shot of a nesting mature female Bald Eagle. Most people have never seen an Eagle nesting in the wild.

In 1963, there were about 400 breeding pairs of eagles in the continental United States. Today, there are more than 7,500 pairs. the loss of Hasbitat is the number one threat to Bald Eagles today.
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