Friday, August 31, 2012

Hawk And Squirrel


Out and about Yesterday Morning at First Light, which is about six am, and paddled back to Creek's End... quiet...and through Owl Woods...about to return to Last Chance for Breakfast, and heard Blue Jay scolding...had had wan hope of hearing Owl...have gotten it into my head that the construction noise and activity has scared Owls away...and nearing noisy Blue Jay, expected to see Hawk, but Owl flew out!!!....tried to pursue, but Blue Jay was still scolding in same Tree, and second Owl flew out!!!...very cool...Sentinel and Ponderosa...alls well in Owl Woods...Blue Jay followed, scolding, and I followed, and got farfar away pic, and short clip of Owl...for sometime...continued over to Ozone Beach, and set up at the Fallen Cedar...thought was King Fisher would come by...only way I'm going to get close up pic of King Fisher is to wait...any approach, and King Fisher flys off...very wary Bird for being so noisy!...while waiting, glanced over at the Cottonwoods, and glimpsed Hawk, Cooper's Hawk of other Morning, fly to the Tall Cottonwood...Phoebes were on the Cedar's Snag Twigs, and I was doing clip, and stuck with it...good clip for sometime...left off, and went to see if Hawk still around...and over by the Ozone Boulders, Hawk was swooping from the Trees to pester Two Ravens just walking along...faraway pics...set up for clip, and waited for Hawk to come from the Trees again...and waited, all the while hearing Blue Jay scolding...'oh, Hawk is perched...', my thought, so went to look see, camera on the tripod...hearabout is a group of Cedars, and I couldn't see Hawk, but there was a commotion, Squirrel, Chickaree, I think, running through the Branches...and Hawk in pursuit!...I've heard report of this happening, Hawk chasing Squirrel in Trees, but first time sighting for me...with camera already at the ready, tried for clip...clip up is a 'tried for clip'!!!...but very cool...left off and to Breakfast...returned with coffee, and King Fisher perched on the Fallen Cedar while I was under the Cottonwoods!...hmmpph...clip, which is okay though far away...for sometime...and Hawk came back and looked to fly to the Willow by the Cedar...picked up to look, but no luck...just before, Hawk, Redshoulder, was calling across the Merced, and Hawk, Cooper's Hawk was answering, I think...anyway anyway, some fine Mornings at Ozone Beach!!!...at Lunch thereabout has been routine quiet...pics and clips of Deer, Mallards, Phoebes, Sparrows, for sometime...too wore out from yesterday to go to Beach this Morning!

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