I’ve been perusing the photos I took yesterday as I wandered about the lake.
While I still remain disappointed at the quality of some of them, especially those of the hawks and vultures, a close look today revealed something I hadn’t realized yesterday.
I saw—and photographed!—three different hawk species. All in one day!
I just wish the images had turned out better.
Still, one Cooper’s hawk (Accipiter cooperii), two red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), and a red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus). During a single three-hour walk here at White Rock Lake, here in the middle of urban mayhem.
Very cool…
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