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Birding in a Hellmouth

10,000 Birds

I remember going to a health and safety seminar and struggling to identify potential pitfalls. A Bat Hawk hunting bats. Like I said, I was young and well, stupid, (as opposed to now when I’m old and, well…) but it didn’t strike me as hard. Maybe I’d trip on rocks walking to the cave?

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Extreme Raptors

10,000 Birds

Besides the presence of several noted birding personalities, interesting seminars and phenomenal prize give-aways, the real stars of the show were undoubtably the birds. We have just returned from hosting this past weekend’s inaugural Extreme Raptor Weekend and Hawk Mountain was one of our chosen partner venues.