Swede’s Photographs on Nostr: A Hawk’s Winter Watch I looked out the back door this morning and this sharp ...
A Hawk’s Winter Watch
I looked out the back door this morning and this sharp shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) high in a tall bare tree and the edge of the forest about 100 meters away. I grabbed my camera and went out in my slippers to get photos. I only went as far as the back fence. The morning is dark and cloudy, so the light was not optimal, and the bird was little more than a silhouette to the naked eye, but I still managed a halfway decent image.
'Backyard bird feeders do attract Sharp-shinned Hawks from time to time. Most bird watchers prefer to discourage this behavior, although studies indicate that feeders don’t greatly increase a bird’s chances of being taken by a Sharp-shinned Hawk—the hawks get the great majority of their diet elsewhere. If a hawk starts hunting regularly in your yard, the best thing to do is to take down your feeders for a couple of weeks.' - allaboutbirds.org
#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdwatching #SharpShinnedHawk
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