Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Red-Shouldered Hawk

 

On the Lookout

Golden Gate Park is a little bit of a mess for bicyclists these days, as construction around the Outside Lands concert creates detours and lots of truck and van traffic. One of the detours took me past beautiful Mallard Lake, which I might check out the next time I ride by. It's situated right next to the detour that takes cyclists off of MLK Drive and up to Middle Drive via a newly paved path (which used to be dirt). Just as I started up that path I noticed this red-shouldered hawk swoop onto a nearby tree branch.


It looked like he was about to pounce, but whatever he saw must not have stayed in the open very long because he didn't go for it.

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