The short-eared owls out on Porter Road almost made it to the point where I could take pictures http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/148877844 Not very good pictures but the owl in the mist picture of the bird diving on his prey. very artsy http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/148877845 the ferruginous hawk around the corner was on its usual perch http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/148877839 Flew over to the trashy area next door to hunt http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/148877840 And perched on a very small twig http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/148877841 A white-tailed hawk was enjoying the early sun too http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/148877837 http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/148877838 A group of waxwings was cleaning the berries off a bush http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/148877805 http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/148877804 They can really do a lot of berries http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/148877803 A good number of the birds were unwaxwings http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/148877789 http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/148877793 Late morning the greater pewee spent 45 minutes posing south of restroom number nine http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/148877904 http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/148877905 A really good bird that caught many bugs http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/148877900 It does a good mystery bird http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/148877902 But usually they are up at the top of the tree http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/148877888 But that is really a big orange lower bill http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/148877895 Lots more pictures can be browsed at http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/inbox -- Joseph C. Kennedy on Buffalo Bayou in West Houston Josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner