Category: Birds

Cooper’s Hawk

This Cooper’s Hawk has visited my workplace daily for at least two weeks. When one feeds songbirds, one may also feed other birds.

I have unsuccessfully tried for these past two weeks to get a photo of this bird. Yesterday I was finally able to get this image through my office window.

So I did not notice before now that this bird may have a defective right eye. I will study it more closely to learn if that is the case. If it is indeed the case, that means it does not have binocular vision. If so, it is still an effective hunter.

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Tidbits

In an an image blurred because I was shooting through a window, what I believe was a Chipping Sparrow inspects the snow-covered ground for tidbits.

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Watches

On a gloomy afternoon, a Snowy Owl watches me watch him.

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Pops up

A House Sparrow pops up for a look to see if the Cooper’s Hawk, which attempted to ambush birds at the feeder, has moved on.

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Mask

House Sparrows have a striking face mask.

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Looks

A Downy Woodpecker looks for a tidbit at the shelled sunflower feeder.

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Waited

What I believe is a female northern American Kestrel visited this bird feeder. Not the best angle for a photo; the wind blew downwind from it toward me so it oriented that way. It waited a few minutes for an unwary songbird to happen along, then left for other opportunities.

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Splish splash

Two House Sparrows bathe on a mild fall day. A parking lot puddle is quite acceptable.

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Blue Jay.

I feed songbirds. A side effect is that seeds are scattered throughout the yard, so sunflowers spring up all over. We let them grow, flower, and go to seed.

Today a gang of eight Blue Jays descended on the sunflowers. I was able to photograph this one from the kitchen.

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Silhouetted

A Turkey Vulture is silhouetted against the sky.

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