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Below are the pictures of a pair of young hawks
growing up |
Two 4 week old Redtail- hawks huddling together |
Keeping a sharp eye on the photographer |
beginning to test the wings |
Looking around |
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Preening a great deal
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More dark markings on the hawks have appeared |
Watching together |
Getting ever closer to the juvenile plumage |
Checking the toe nails |
strengthening the wings |
Mom and Dad visit the nest |
Two weeks later (June 3rd), one had already left
the nest. This one is practicing jumps |
The final stage before letting go for the first
flight |
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This juvenile redtail hawk flew into |
a small oak tree with thin branches. |
He struggled to keep balance |
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juvenile red-tail hawk |
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Juvenile and adult |
Mockingbird attack |
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W. Kingbird-R.T. Hawk |
Red-shouldered hawk |
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Northern harrier, male |
N. Harrier, female |
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Scanning the field |
Northern harrier, female |
Northern harrier, juvenile |
juvenile Cooper's hawk |
osprey (see osprey file) |
This juvenile |
Cooper's hawk caught |
 a dove in our backyard.
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adult Cooper's hawk |
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