Saturday, March 13

Birds in sequence

This was a good week to be photographing hawks (among other birds). This red-tail gave me some good looks at it:

This red-tailed hawk was much more willing to let me photograph it, but it still did not seem amused by my presence

This red-tailed hawk was much more willing to let me photograph it, but it still did not seem amused by my presence

This red-tailed hawk was much more willing to let me photograph it, but it still did not seem amused by my presence

This red-tailed hawk was much more willing to let me photograph it, but it still did not seem amused by my presence

This red-tailed hawk was much more willing to let me photograph it, but it still did not seem amused by my presence

This mallard was doing a mating display:

One nice feature of having a very fast camera (mine can do over five frames per second) is that you can get a nice series of shots such as this mallard doing its mating displays

One nice feature of having a very fast camera (mine can do over five frames per second) is that you can get a nice series of shots such as this mallard doing its mating displays

One nice feature of having a very fast camera (mine can do over five frames per second) is that you can get a nice series of shots such as this mallard doing its mating displays

One nice feature of having a very fast camera (mine can do over five frames per second) is that you can get a nice series of shots such as this mallard doing its mating displays

One nice feature of having a very fast camera (mine can do over five frames per second) is that you can get a nice series of shots such as this mallard doing its mating displays

The other red-tail I spotted was having none of it when I tried to photograph it:

Red-tailed hawk, as soon as I pulled over to photograph it.

Red-tailed hawk, as soon as I pulled over to photograph it.

Red-tailed hawk, as soon as I pulled over to photograph it.

Red-tailed hawk, as soon as I pulled over to photograph it.

Red-tailed hawk, as soon as I pulled over to photograph it.

Red-tailed hawk, as soon as I pulled over to photograph it.

Red-tailed hawk, as soon as I pulled over to photograph it.

Other birds included this flock of canada geese:

Canada geese in flight

And this rare Greater White-Fronted Goose (visitor from across the ocean which sometimes pops up around here in migration times):

Greater white fronted goose (first I've ever seen) with canada geese