Hawks of the Bosque....
Feb 10, 2023 17:55:40 #
...and an eagle.
Wife and I drove through the Bosque Del Apache near Socorro, NM the other day on our way home from NM but it was in the middle of the day. Lots of birds but not a wide variety, especially ducks. Great temperature, in the 50's. Sandhill cranes were in abundance, but we have them in our yard in Florida almost daily. A few gaggles of Snow Geese were flying to and from various feeding areas, so we were spent our drive looking for the raptors and they were in abundance. Even in the Bosque with all the auto activity, these birds still like to hide. A great place for a couple hours, leisurely drive if traveling in the area...
Only saw four Eagles, two juveniles and two adults and all were well over 400 yds away, tried a couple of phots of the adults flying away, however we never really got close. Here are a few of the photos taken, hope you enjoy these beautiful birds. These are much better in download and yes, I need some work/practice to improve my BIF skills
....Cheers all.
Wife and I drove through the Bosque Del Apache near Socorro, NM the other day on our way home from NM but it was in the middle of the day. Lots of birds but not a wide variety, especially ducks. Great temperature, in the 50's. Sandhill cranes were in abundance, but we have them in our yard in Florida almost daily. A few gaggles of Snow Geese were flying to and from various feeding areas, so we were spent our drive looking for the raptors and they were in abundance. Even in the Bosque with all the auto activity, these birds still like to hide. A great place for a couple hours, leisurely drive if traveling in the area...
Only saw four Eagles, two juveniles and two adults and all were well over 400 yds away, tried a couple of phots of the adults flying away, however we never really got close. Here are a few of the photos taken, hope you enjoy these beautiful birds. These are much better in download and yes, I need some work/practice to improve my BIF skills
....Cheers all.
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Feb 10, 2023 19:42:34 #
I like these a lot, Blaster! Especially the Kestrel! But that's not a Peregrine. I'm thinking it might be a Northern Goshawk, which is very cool and rarely seen.
Feb 10, 2023 21:15:22 #
Retired CPO wrote:
I like these a lot, Blaster! Especially the Kestrel! But that's not a Peregrine. I'm thinking it might be a Northern Goshawk, which is very cool and rarely seen.
Thanks, Chief...it was just my best guess since it would never come out of cover to get a better look....
Feb 10, 2023 21:35:17 #
Blaster34 wrote:
Thanks, Chief...it was just my best guess since it would never come out of cover to get a better look....
Yep. That's one of the identifiers for Goshawks. I once saw one chasing a woodpecker through dense woods. He used his feet to push off tree trunks to stay on track rather than slow down to change direction. And caught the woodpecker too!
Feb 11, 2023 05:20:26 #
Blaster34 wrote:
...and an eagle. br br Wife and I drove through t... (show quote)
Very nice set of images
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Feb 11, 2023 13:23:30 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Beautiful set, I really like the Kestrel BIF
Thank you kindly, that is a pretty bird in flight.....as all the birds are just so beautiful.
Feb 11, 2023 14:13:26 #
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