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| Juvenile Cooper's Hawk, National AIDS Memorial Grove |
I'd just come through the Oak Woodlands with no especially interesting sightings and passed by Lily Lake with no sign of the green heron. Crossing the street, I figured Whiskey Hill would be my next chance to see something. But as I walked around the edge of the National AIDS Memorial Grove I heard the distinctive call of a cooper's hawk and decided to check it out.
The call was likely made by the juvenile in excited anticipation of getting a furry, warm mouse to eat from one of its parents.
Later on, there was some action in the great blue heron nesting trees in front of the boathouse. I arrived just in time to see one heron chase another one through the air. Later on I happened to be shooting some video (see below) when the two had some sort of ruckus in the tree.
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| Cooper's Hawk Feeding on a Redwood Branch |
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| Even with my max setting of ISO 3200, I could only get a 1/60th sec. shutter speed in that dark woodland, so I popped the on-camera flash to hopefully get at least one sharp image. |
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| The youngster flew down to the forest floor after polishing off its mouse, only to soon think better of being down there with a human present. It flew back up onto a very high redwood branch to wait for another meal to be delivered via air mail. |
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| Two wandering tattlers were still hanging out below the Cliff House. Seals Rocks had a good number of pelicans and cormorants on it once again. |
Video clips of the wandering tattlers showing a little of their tail-dipping.
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| There are three large youngsters in the nest in the background. |
Great Blue Heron Nest Activity
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| I was surprised to see this nesting Canada Goose in such an open area. I also saw what I believe were three eggs in the pied-billed grebe nest today. The hen got back on top of them too soon to get a better look. |
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