Monday, February 25, 2008

Red-shouldered Hawks Entertain

If you have to wait for an estimate on your car's brakes, find a mechanic near the park... then eschew the waiting room for the arboretum. The Red-shouldered Hawk pair were calling and I found them in the cloud forest. This one plummeted down at an astounding rate to land in a little creek - not even a creek really, the water was a millimeter deep. But apparently that is deep enough to hold a fish.
Click for the detailed view.

Next was a plunge into a marshy deeper area. Here is the hawk emerging from the water...

and eating a frog...

Seeing the world through frog-footed glasses. (they are rose coloured, I guess) Click the image for better detail.

A gull as seen via its reflection.

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