This is a juvenile Harris’s Hawk who stopped by last week. The spotted chest and leggings are why I know it’s a juvie. Adults are solid brown in those places.
On the smaller side of birds are these two House Sparrows.
A Mourning Dove enjoyed the bird bath too and got fluffed up.
A quail couple feasted on the birdseed block.
A Roadrunner took over a bench in the backyard.
Another look at the Harris’s Hawk.
Which birds are your favorites out of this batch of photos?
The Harris’ Hawk is a real beauty! Raptors are wonderful birds. I counted 42 Mourning Dove on my block fence three days ago, the last two nights there were none. Hmm??
Wow. I feel like I have that many doves too!
I always enjoy seeing a hawk close up, although I hope he didn’t get any of the small birds. Our house sparrows are still out in full force at the feeders. Our big camera feeder finally bit the dust a few months ago thanks to one too many racoons piling on it. The bigger birds that would crowd out the sparrows can’t sit on the replacement small feeder so the sparrows can get all they want.
I mostly have doves on my camera feeder. They are hogs for the bird seed! I didn’t see the hawk get any birds, but I’m sure he did outside our yard.
Very nice photos. I like the shots of the hawk best, of course. That hawk probably stopped by for breakfast. We have one that comes to our yard now and then, to enjoy the fine cuisine of dove on the wing and quail a la fresco.
The hawks are effective hunters. Quail and dove make perfect meals for them.
These are all such great shots, and really highlight the variety of bird you have around. So neat!
I take a few photos every day. I enjoy looking back on the variety over a week.
You have a marvelous opportunity to observe so many beautiful birds. Thanks for sharing Elizabeth
I’m so glad you enjoy them!
I always do. I’m so noisy that the birds fly away before I even take my phone out.
I take most of my photos from inside a room overlooking our backyard. The birds don’t see or hear me.
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Convenient. But then you have a proper camera
Yes, I use a lens that is a telephoto so I can zoom in on the birds.
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Great shots of the hawk and roadrunner!
Thanks! I’m glad you liked them.
Beautiful birds. I like the juvenile hawk and the last shot. Hope your idea for postcards i proving doable.
Thanks! I’m getting samples of cards printed. I was testing different card stocks and finishes. I think I’ve got it figured out. Now I need to finish my website. I have eight different cards laid out.
Wonderful to hear.
I liked the look of the glossy cards, but my handwriting smeared. So I tried uncoated, matte, and different weights of stock. Those are little things I didn’t think about!
That hawk is so powerful and beautiful!
It’s an amazing creature!
I’m with Lori – that hawk – a juvenile, no less – is beautiful! But the tiny sparrows stole my heart. Not gonna lie! Thanks, Elizabeth. 💝
I agree that those sparrows are so adorable!
All of your photos are spectacular…but yes. Those two little munchkins…. stole the show for me! ❤️😘❤️
I agree! They are precious. 💕
I love the road runner! And the fluffed up mourning dove. Great pictures, Elizabeth!
Thanks! It’s so peaceful to me to look back over a week of photos at the ones I’ve saved.
These are so cute, I think the roadrunner is my favourite though. It has such a unique look to it. Great images!
Thanks!
You’re very welcome!
Love the mourning dove’s fluffed up feathers. But the Harris Hawk is amazing, too.
Thanks! I thought the mourning dove shot was interesting for very common bird. I saw two Harris’s hawks on rooftops this morning cawing at each other across the street!
It was a beautiful close up of the dove’s feathers. Cool about the hawks. When we had our Yorkie we had some scares with a hawk but not worried about our dog getting snatched now. She is double the weight of our Yorkie. LOL!
Thanks! Good thing you have a bigger Yorkie. Little ones would be at risk. We once saw a huge Koi on the sidewalk next to the golf course behind us. It must have come from a golf course lake and dropped by a hawk. It must not have tasted good!
We don’t have a Yorkie now we have a Bichon mix.
Oh, I love seeing Koi in ponds and lakes.
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Wow, that hawk is a beauty!
I’m glad you enjoyed it. Such a treat to see.
Yes, those were some awesome captures. Thank you for sharing.
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I love the first photo – the Harris Hawk with the lovely out-of-focus tree in the background. Is it an Acacia?
Cheers!
James
Thanks. I believe it’s a Mesquite tree. It’s hard to tell in the photo because it’s not in focus.
Cool – thanks!
Yes, that was a wild guess on my part 😉
J