Vole eruption = lots of hawks

There's a furry population explosion underway along the northern California coast. Voles, those small, short-tail rat relatives, had lots of young this summer. That means a gourmet bonanza for red-tailed hawks, white-tailed kites, northern harriers, American kestrels, and other raptors. 

All images are from Bluff Top Coastal Park in Half Moon Bay, California.

Red-tailed hawk edge-on:
http://tinyurl.com/32ma7t

American kestrel female resting:
http://tinyurl.com/3e2ajp

White-tailed kite looking for prey:
http://tinyurl.com/fqzr2

Northern harrier hunting (1):
http://tinyurl.com/39jkxm

Northern harrier hunting (2):
http://tinyurl.com/3x6jdw

All comments welcome.

Mark Bohrer
Wildlife Photography on the Urban Edge
www.mountain-and-desert.com
P.S. There were reports of Cooper's hawks, peregrine falcons, and red-shouldered hawks at Bluff Top, but I didn't see any. 


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