I went out today looking for the hawk, and found it right away. I was only out there about 15 minutes, because I didn't want to make it fly too much. I did manage to get a few shots, including one where it flew closer to me and landed on top of a spruce tree. I did see a second hawk fly by, but didn't get a good look at it.
http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/132180798 http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/132180512 Thanks Jason! > Looks like the Male Rough-Legged Hawk is gonna winter next to our > building. Since my last post I've seen him outside every work day, > hunting rodents. He is very successful, on Friday I saw him eat three > times (he is out there hunting right now.) He is coexisting with the big > female Red-Tailed Hawk that shows up about once a day, sometimes they > chase each other but usually they hunt at the same time with no problem. > Another birder saw a Red Fox check out the RLH last weekend. > The RLH loves perching on the letter 'r' shaped pipes that are scattered > across this field. There are so many rodents in this field that sometime > he just has to jump down from a pipe & easily grab a meal. He also > perches in trees in the immediate area. I now consider this bird > 'dependable.' > If you want to see this bird, I suggest parking on 14th St NW just East > of 5th Ave NE (Old Highway 8), there is room on the shoulder & his > favorite perches are visible from there. > Location: New Brighton, Old Highway 8 Roughly from 694 to 14th St NW. > > To get here: Easiest to Google Map: 154 14th Street NW New Brighton MN > Directions: Highway 35W to Highway 96 - West on 96 to the T, left (South) > at the T, 14th Street is about 1/4 mile on the left. > > Jason Bolish > Hennepin County > -- Liz Stanley Bloomington, MN [email protected] Backyard weather and feedercam: http://www.overlookcircle.org/ Photo gallery: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/liz_favorites Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lizmstanley ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
