This was Harry's first Rt 22a hawk adventure and we were having a great time watching Kestrels guarding territory, hunting, mating etc. At one point we found a tree with two Kestrels and two Morning Doves in what looked like a stand off.
Further up the road we found and Osprey and got some nice images at fairly close range, with the wind coming off the lake at our backs gave us a photographic advantage, the Osprey would fly in to the wind facing us. 
I think having Harry along as a birding bud brought us some beginners luck every now and then!
One of the stranger things we saw on this trip was a Eastern Bluebird flying in and out of a Paper Wasp nest. The question is what was it doing inside there, getting food, building a nest inside or gathering some nest materials ? I hope to go back and find that wasp hive to see what has happened with the Bluebird.
With the sun getting lower in the sky it was time to head home, one last stop for a picture of a Great Blue Heron that would bring this Journey to and end.
I have asked Harry to post some of his photos and write a little story from his point of view. That is next , then the Red-tails. Thanks for visiting!
Pete
2 comments:
Sounds like a great ride, maybe the wife and I will give it a shot.
Love your pics !!!
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