Photos 22May26 – These were taken back at Tesla park. Got some great RedTail shots even if it was bright enough to blind a camera. One of the two has a damaged beak, she’s the mother. The one next to her is her mate. They had that pole staked out but it was too close to someone else’s home sweet home. Has to be the bravest Mockingbird on earth. It chased them both off eventually
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Shoot\Date — Tesla\June 23, 2019
For the first image, I was trying to capture the Hawk flying away from me. I didn’t know there others in the park further up the trail. Anyway, I thought the first shot was a throwaway when I saw the blurry bird, then I looked beyond the bird and it wasn’t a half bad shot. Some of our wineries in the midground.The building inthe distance is almost exactly one mile away from where I was standing.
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In the second half of the set Mom is facing us. You can see her telltale white bib. I must confess – this was in 2019 and I wasn’t yet educated in the ways of birding. I was absolutely “pushing” the birds. In other words, walking right up on them or near their pole or perch, causing the bird to fly off. In the case of a large bird, that’s not fair. Flying is trying work and they need to conserve their energy for the hunt. Needless to say when I found out, I was mortified. I haven’t done so since. In fact, I stopped chasing them altogether until I could afford a super-telephoto.
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NOTE: All photos are Mine, taken from Public Domain, or AI Generated according to my prompts. I’ll usually let you know which is which. Sometimes I forget.
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