Posted in birds, birds of prey, raptors, wildlife, tagged Red-tailed hawk, Swainson's Hawk on May 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last week we were out in the Altamont and came upon a pair of Swainson’s hawks. From nearly a half mile away, I snapped a few photos with my 200mm Nikon lens. They came out OK, so here they are. You can see the charactaristics of the Swainson’s hawk quite well.
For comparison purposes, here’s a redtail photo from my files. Redtails are the most common buteo in our area.
Soaring red-tailed hawk.
Posted in amphibians, bird watching, birds of prey, burrowing owl, Endangered species, outdoors, raptors, snakes, special status species, wildlife management, tagged Burrowing Owl, California tiger salamander larvae, King Snake, Pacific Tree Frog Tadpole, Seine Netting, Swainson's Hawk on April 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We remained a ways off from the burrowing owls, not to disturb them.
Joe spotted a couple Swainson’s hawks gliding high overhead. Red-tails were hanging around a stand of eucalyptus trees and a ferruginous hawk was spotted on the horizon.
Several Swainsons hawks passed high overhead.
We found this very small king snake under a board.
Burrowing owls were in their usual haunts. It was a nice day to observe.
