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Posts Tagged "prey"

Cats Belong Indoors

Posted on Jan 2, 2017

Cats Belong Indoors

I don’t know if this was a stray, an escapee, or a house cat, but let’s make a New Year’s resolution to keep cat indoors at all times whenever possible, please. You will do them, yourselves, and our environment a great favor. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator

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Cooper’s Hawk

Posted on Dec 20, 2016

Cooper’s Hawk

This Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) was not feeling the freezing rain after it flipped from snow, though its outrageously orange eyes did match its vest quite well. Life is hard for these hawks in the winter as every successful capture helps to stave off potential starvation, a problem frequently seen in juveniles. However, a bird that has reached the age this one has undoubtedly possesses finely-tuned hunting skills.

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Peregrine Falcon Resting

Posted on Nov 1, 2016

Peregrine Falcon Resting

One of the most exciting aspects to fall birding is the surge of raptors that push through much of the U.S. on their way south. Some of these species may be moving a few hundred miles, getting to a more temperate region or dispersing from the nest to find their own place, while others will travel thousands of miles and leave the continent. These predators face many of the same perils as songbirds during migration, but they are also flying at the same time as these passerines, making their own journey easier as they can hunt at the same stopover sites for weakened, confused, and fatigued...

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Robber Fly

Posted on Sep 27, 2016

Robber Fly

This is one of those “Man, I wish I got a better look or a better photo,” photos as a Robber Fly had captured lepidoptera prey. It was very cautious, and I lost it as it flew off right after this. What a predator! Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator

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Cicadas

Posted on Sep 14, 2016

Cicadas

Here, there and everywhere you can hear the cicadas calling! The sound is one of the signs of summer’s end…all part of a feast for the birds.

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