Dina's Wildlife Adventures

A baby hawk

Posted on July 14, 2018 by dinajohnston

I found this immature red-shouldered hawk on top of a picnic shelter at Chesnut Park. The park is heavily populated with hawks, both red-shouldered and Cooper’s. He was really focused on something.

Close by, I heard something peeping high up in tree and saw this fuzzball sticking his head up. A baby hawk. A tiny one.

The parent was one tree over, keeping an eye on the baby. I sat on ground for a while hoping the other parent would show up with something yummy to feed the baby but after a half hour I was hungry so I left to go home for lunch. I’m sure by now the park is full of young hawks flying around.

High up in the trees

Posted on June 15, 2016 by dinajohnston

A barred owl right over the trail. He looks so curious. He’s thinking “What is that constant clicking noise down there?”

A few branches over was a baby.

A few steps down the trail, a red shoulder hawk was up in the trees.

An almost grown baby hawk was a few branches away.

There are lots of babies growing up at Circle B Bar Reserve. Several barred owl and hawk families were along the trail in early May. Everybody was growing up fast.

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