Below are the pictures of a pair of young hawks
growing up |
Two 4 week old Red-tail- 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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Watching together |
Jumping |
Checking the toe nails |
Exercising the wings
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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 |
A new nest |
in the same nature area. 2012 |
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Courtship |
Juvenile (left) and adult (right) |
This juvenile red-tail hawk flew into |
a small oak tree with thin branches. He struggled
to keep balance |
Red-tail hawk |
A juvenile Red-tail hawk |
W. Kingbird-R.T. Hawk |
Red-tail hawk |
Red-tail hawk |
Red-tail hawk |
Red-tail hawk |
Red-tail hawk |
Red-tail hawk |
Red-tail hawk |
Red-tail hawk |
Red-tail hawk |
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Northern harrier, juvenile |
Northern harrier, male |
Juvenile |
Northern harrier, female |
Juvenile |
Red-shouldered hawks |
Red-shouldered hawk |
Red-shouldered hawk |
Red-shouldered hawk
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Still bound to the nest |
This
Redshouldered Hawk has caught a gopher and is devouring it leasurely. |
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Adult |
This juvenile |
Cooper's hawk caught |
a dove in our backyard.
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adult Cooper's hawk |
osprey (see osprey file) |
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