10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 2, 2011
I’ve seen young Red-tailed Hawk s who just don’t have the hang of it, counting on luck of good fortune to present them with a careless gopher or a rare easy meal. On this occasion Patch had secured a gopher and was dining on a streetlight. Patch was focused and deliberate, consistent and inventive. She had remembered.
10,000 Birds
MAY 11, 2012
Their beautiful blue-gray can really pop in the right light. They know the rhythms of gophers. There are too many images to share so I’ll keep the captions brief and let the pictures do the squawking, er, I mean talking. They share our world without too much complaint, adapting to our cities and towns when they can.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 26, 2012
In Half Moon Bay there is a park that provides… gophers, voles, snakes, whatever suits your crop. But fear of people was still a thing of the past as he flew right at me on his way out. But they are nothing if not adaptable. It also provides ocean views and trails and draws many people too. So – what to do?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 17, 2012
But suddenly a switch was flipped and she decided something wasn’t right. She turned and headed right for me with a few powerful flaps of her wings, screaming the whole way. I imagine this is the last thing many gophers in Klamath see. She began vocalizing and wheeled upwards in a big wide arc.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
The hawk was intent on finding gophers and I used its focus to my advantage and closed the distance gradually. But she landed right next to me, just four feet away. Notice that broken #6 primary on her right wing. She would hunt the hillsides right next to where I was sitting. I was hooked!
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 31, 2011
You can see two adult males, one in the middle and one on the right side of the screen and an adult female running up to the foraging group from the cover at the edge of the yard. The family stays very close to cover for several weeks, getting bolder as the young develop. The family group pictured below has been visiting my yard recently.
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