[nysbirds-l] "Cheaper by the dozen" !
Thursday afternoon, armed with my new camera, I headed east toward Orient, in the hope of "zooming in" on a Snowy Owl ! Although I couldn't find either of the 2 birds that have been seen there fairly regularly since the beginning of the season, I did get some nice "close-ups" of a very cooperative Red-tailed Hawk. I first saw it resting atop a utility pole on the n/s/o Main Rd., Orient. After parking on the s/s (about a pole away) and taking a few shots from the car, I then got out and started taking photos as I walked closer to the hawk, stopping every 10', or so. This kept up until I found myself directly opposite the pole/bird, and completely surprised that the usually wary hawk hadn't flown off ! The rest of the trip was mostly a testimonial to how well the Red-tail Hawk is doing (12, in total). There were 4 each in Riverhead & Orient, plus 4 more in-between. Also, in both towns, there was a pair perched on the same branch, right next to each other...must be that time of year ! Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Cheaper by the dozen !
Thursday afternoon, armed with my new camera, I headed east toward Orient, in the hope of zooming in on a Snowy Owl ! Although I couldn't find either of the 2 birds that have been seen there fairly regularly since the beginning of the season, I did get some nice close-ups of a very cooperative Red-tailed Hawk. I first saw it resting atop a utility pole on the n/s/o Main Rd., Orient. After parking on the s/s (about a pole away) and taking a few shots from the car, I then got out and started taking photos as I walked closer to the hawk, stopping every 10', or so. This kept up until I found myself directly opposite the pole/bird, and completely surprised that the usually wary hawk hadn't flown off ! The rest of the trip was mostly a testimonial to how well the Red-tail Hawk is doing (12, in total). There were 4 each in Riverhead Orient, plus 4 more in-between. Also, in both towns, there was a pair perched on the same branch, right next to each other...must be that time of year ! Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
