Been a while, but got out a bit yesterday

[mclawson]

Took these yesterday. Pretty sure this is a red-shouldered hawk.





Light was pretty harsh when he got out in the open a bit. I kept hoping he'd snag a mouse, rat, or small child, but he just scanned the field the whole 30-45 minutes I watched him. I guess not much was out moving.




Saw this guy on the way home. Normally I don't like man-made perches, but since the loggerhead shrike impales prey on the barbed wire after severing the spinal cord with that hook on his beak I figured it was ok.


Other unnatural perch.

[houtex01]

Nice series of photos Michael...like #3 on the hawk photos...nice job on the Shrike...have to get just the right light and angle to get that black eye to showup in the black patch...plus a fence shot...

Ron

[jfoureyes]

Very nice series!!

[lhdvies]

Very nice Michael!
Leon