I spent the morning on Jamestown Island and had a great day of birds.
The highlights for me were a large flock (50+) of cedar waxwings, lots
of eagle activity, and another up close encounter with a red tail hawk.
It was a gorgeous day to be outside.
I had stopped at one of the pullouts and was watching an eagle nest when
I spotted a pair of eastern towhees foraging in the pine needles. As I
was photographing them, I felt something wizz by and looked over to see
a red tail hawk land about 15 feet from me right above my truck. I
walked over to get a better picture angle and he was intently watching
something in the tree to his left. As I watched him, he pounced down
into a pile of brush entangled in vines of the next tree over and caught
a bug of some kind. He ate it and then hopped up on the branch above.
Sat there for a few minutes and then moved on down the road. Beauty of
a bird.
Pics start: http://fynefoto.phanfare.com/6439317#imageID=209664788
Full list from today:
Ring Neck Ducks- 10
Bald eagles - 7
Blue Jay
Common Golden Eye- 4
GBH
Osprey 4
Cedar Waxwings 40+
Red Tail Hawk - 2
Red Head Woodpecker
Northern Flicker 6
Pileated Woodpecker
Carolina Chickadee
Cormorants
Canada Goose - 50+
Killdeer - 4
Gadwall - 4
Black Ducks - 6
Mourning Doves
Downy Woodpecker
Yellow Rumps
Cardinals
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin - 1000's
Red wing black birds
Northern Mockingbirds
Eastern Towhee
White throated sparrow
Song sparrow
Dark eyed Junco
Barbara Houston
New Kent, VA
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