When you are watching something you don't see everyday, you tend to take a lot of repetitive photos. That's what happened to me with this hawk. I kept thinking that he's do something... groom, spread his wings...something more interesting that just sit there.
Naturally, while in Staunton I made a pilgrimage to the Thornrose Cemetery. And what do I see there? A Red Shouldered Hawk! he posed on a nearby tree for som time and gave me a chance to get a few images.
Not too far away from Sequim is the village of Seabeck, on the Kitsap Peninsula. Here is where the Big Beef Creek joints the Hood Canal. Every year about this time, there is a small fish, called a midshipman, that runs through here to the canal. This brings out the birds in significant numbers.
I do have one more set of images from our trip to Oregon. Beside I-5, on the way back north, we spotted this red shouldered hawk scanning about for his/her next meal.
Turns out that this wildlife refuge is a hot spot for red shouldered hawks. Here's another one perched in a tree looking about for his/her next meal.
Since you seen nothing for mergansers for a few days, I thought I break up the monotony with some images of the red shouldered hawk. This fellow was perched in a tree just next to the road. I only had to lean out the window.
We stopped to see some large birds in the bare trees beside the road and discovered that at least some of them were great blue herons taking care of nests.
Another visit to 3 Crabs Road while the sun is shining led us to something besides the ubiquitous widgeons. Leading off this day is the Double Crested Cormorant. After a swim, they stand in the sun (a tough proposition this time of year) and dry their wings.
