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Sharp-Shinned Hawk © Neal Zaun, Zaun Nature Photography. Photo taken on the Flying Circus Birders of Boulder Walk on January 16, 2021.
This morning I woke up to find a Sharp-Shinned Hawk in the tree right outside our kitchen window. I had my camera handy since know the cranes are migrating, so I was THRILLED to get a photo of this stunning bird. It didn't give me much time to set up or to take more than three shots before it left. I just didn't have time to dial it in perfectly… but I'll take it!
Salix acutifolia 'Pendula' (sharp-leaf willow) flowering in the Plant Family Collection. Photo by Elizabeth Peters.
" “Hooded” is something of an understatement for this extravagantly crested little duck. Adult males are a sight to behold, with sharp black-and-white patterns set off by chestnut flanks. Females get their own distinctive elegance from their cinnamon crest. Hooded Mergansers are fairly common on small ponds and rivers, where they dive for fish, crayfish, and other food, seizing it in their thin, serrated bills. They nest in tree cavities; the ducklings depart with a bold leap to the forest floor when only one day old." Cornell
Sharp-Shinned Hawk © Steve Frye. Photo taken on the Flying Circus Birders of Boulder Walk on September 25, 2021.