Friday, June 30, 2006

Storm Birds

The thunderstorms that came through town back on June 19, in addition to breaking my computer and forcing me to buy a new one, knocked the top out of a fairly large tree a block from my house.
The next morning, these two hawks were sitting on a neighbor's roof. I think they are red-shouldered hawks like the one I blogged about here. The barred tails, facial markings, and translucent patches near the wingtips are what persuaded me.
That, and the fact that red-shouldered hawks are reportedly very vocal, especially during courtship, and the bird on the right was calling constantly while I took these pictures. COULD IT BE LOVE?


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