Early morning often has good numbers of hawks perched up looking for
breakfast or trying to dry after rain or heavy dew at and near Candy
Abshier. Cooper's hawks are actually hunting well before actual sunrise and
can be found on stubs out in the marsh as well as woods. This bird was sort
of waking up and hunting.
http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/161501616
It is attaining adult plumage but the eye is not full red yet. It was not
really alert as a local collared dove flew right in front of it but
alertness only came after the fact.
http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/161501618
And either disdained the photographer or had an itchy nose
http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/161501623
A nearby broad-winged hawk posed as a mystery bird
http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/161501626
It had food or a pellet on the post but was looking for more
http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/161501627
The injury to one eye did not seem to really disable it
http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/161501630
One of the local young red-shouldered hawks has been playing cat and mouse
with the local bobwhites
http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/161501614
The bobwhites are alert but have been dived on
http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/161501569
And do a lot of pushing to see who gets most of the food
http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/161501571
Ospreys have no trouble getting fish in the bay, usually mullet. This
osprey has a very full crop
http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/161501612
Most Mississippi kites are already south of here but a few go by most days.
They are out early in the am feeding and dragonflying before heading over
the bay.
http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/161501610
Saturday had my first actual kettles and strings of broad-winged hawks for
the year
http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/161501608
Dead dragonflies on the tower ramps kill themselves by darting into the
wires on ramp sides. Bats also have a problem with wires like this
migrating or local bat that hung itself on the bobwire.
http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/161501559
And the famous horned owl has returned to Hawkins Camp road in much better
feather than in past years.
http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/161501557
Still no real cold fronts this year. I sort of remember the latest good
front in past years in Texas as October 8 but they think that this year the
first one will arrive after October 28. Really need a good north wind that
has vigor but does not have to be one that sends the portapotty flying
toward the bay.
--
Joseph C. Kennedy
on Buffalo Bayou in West Houston
Josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx
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