John Rawinski <[email protected]> wrote:
>I was doing a backyard Big Day today as I was home doing gardening. I saw in >my binoculars a group of 5 WF Ibis being pursued by a falcon. The birds were >flying as fast as they could but the falcon was gaining height and distance. >After a minute of two of closing the gap, a single bird separated from the >group, and was clearly the target for the falcon. The falcon went into a dive >and the Ibis dove as well...the falcon missed. It immediately swooped upward >and and the pattern repeated...with a miss. Then the third time the falcon >dove, the Ibis did too and both birds were ripping the skies downward at >phenomenal speed. The falcon overtook the Ibis and and grabbed it in that >steep dive, then flapped vigorously to slow the speed and control its landing >to the ground. It was a high drama event for the day! > >I have 30 species as of noon, but will be tough to beat the record of 42 set >in 1999. Best birds besides those above were Green-tailed Towhee, Sage >Thrasher, Brewer's Sparrow, 10 Sandhill Cranes migrating overhead, Vesper >Sparrow, WC Sparrow, Mockingbird, and Swainsons Hawk. > >At Home Lake this morning, A Snow Goose among 100 Am White Pelicans was very >late. > >Headed to SE Colorado this weekend. See some of you there.... > >Cheers..... > >John Rawinski >Monte Vista > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Colorado Birds" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
