A Careful Landing

Posted on May 31, 2022

Osprey landing with claws closed — Normally this osprey would land with its claws spread out. However, with three very young chicks (eyases) in the nest it comes in with its claws closed. I took this picture at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, bird, bird of prey, California, claws, fauna, flight, landing, nest, osprey, Photography, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

Redecorating

Posted on May 30, 2022

Osprey moving branch — This osprey had just flown into the nest, and it seemed that this branch was in its way. It moved it from one side of the nest to the other. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, bird, branch, building, California, fauna, Lake Sonoma, nest, osprey, Photography, redecorating, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

Two osprey Parents and Their Two Eyass

Posted on May 29, 2022

2 osprey parents and 2 babies — The eyass are under a week old. Yesterday I saw three, but it was too far away to get a decent photo of them. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: baby, bird, California, eyas, fauna, nest, osprey, parent, Photography, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

Padding the Nest

Posted on May 28, 2022

This osprey is bringing a pine branch to add to the nest. It is common to see these birds continue to add to the existing nest even after the eyats are born. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: bird, bird of prey, California, fauna, flying, nest, nest material, osprey, Photography, pine branch, Raptor, Sky, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

Catching Itself After Falling

Posted on May 27, 2022

A fledging snowy egret catches itself after a fall. — This fledgling snowy egret was trying to fly from branch to branch when I saw it fall. It successfully grabbed long stringy branches that hang down from the eucalyptus tree where they nest. It slowly made its way up to higher branches. I photographed this bird at the W. 9th St. rookery in Santa Rosa, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, tree Tagged: animal, bird, California, egret, fauna, fledging, fly, nest, Photography, Santa Rosa, snowy egret, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen, W. 9th St. Rookery

Running out of Room

Posted on May 26, 2022

red shouldered baby hawk spreading its wings. — This red-shouldered hawk eyat is spreading its wings. It is still too young to fly. An adult’s wingspan is 40″/101 cm. The nest size is 16″ to 24″/40 cm to 60 cm across. I took this photo in Spring Lake Regional Park, Santa Rosa, California.

Category: animal, bird, Nature, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, tree Tagged: baby, bird, California, eyat, fauna, nest, Photography, Red Shouldered hawk, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Spring Lake Regional Park, Timothy S. Allen, wing

An Osprey Brings Half a Fish

Posted on May 25, 2022

An osprey flys into a nest — About 15 minutes later the original bird flew off with the fish. Its partner did not seem to want it. I photographed these birds at Lake Sonoma in Sonoma County, California.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, bird, bird of prey, California, fauna, fish, fly, Lake Sonoma, nest, osprey, Photography, Raptor, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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An Osprey and a Fish

Posted on May 22, 2022

An osprey and a fish on a pole — This osprey was near its nest. Earlier, I observed it eating this fish on the same pole it was sitting on now. I photographed this at the bridge across Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, California.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, bird, blue, bridge, California, eat, fauna, fish, Lake Sonoma, osprey, Photography, pole, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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Red-Shouldered Hawk and Eyas

Posted on May 21, 2022

Red-shouldered hawk and two babies. — The adult is the same one that I showed close up yesterday. I did not see the adult bring any food. Spring Lake Regional Park, Santa Rose, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, tree Tagged: baby, bird, California, eyas, fauna, Hawk, nest, parent, Photography, Red Shouldered hawk, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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REd-Shouldered Hawk

Posted on May 20, 2022

Red-shouldered hawk sitting on a tree branch — This is one of the two nesting adults sitting on a branch about 30 ft / 9m away. I was in Spring Lake Regional Park, Santa Rosa, California.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Park, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, tree Tagged: bird, California, fauna, Photography, Red Shouldered hawk, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Spring Lake Regional Park, Timothy S. Allen

A Steller Jay and a Meal

Posted on May 19, 2022

Steller Jay with an insect. — I did not realize that we had these beautiful steller jays in Sonoma County. I took this photo at the Spring Lake Regional Park, Santa Rosa, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Park, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, bird, California, eating, fauna, insect, meal, Santa Rosa, Spring Lake Regional Park, steller jay

Three Siblings

Posted on May 18, 2022

3 black crown herons — These three black crown herons chicks seem to be checking out the rest of the birds at the W. 9th St. rookery in Santa Rosa California.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, tree Tagged: animal, baby, beak, bird, black crown heron, California, eye, fauna, feather, Heron, nest, Santa Rosa, sibling, W. 9th St. Rookery, young

Flying in

Posted on May 17, 2022

red-shouldered hawk landing — This red-shouldered hawk is returning to its nest to care for the two eyas. I took this photo in the Spring Lake Regional Park in Santa Rosa, California.

Category: animal, bird, California, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, tree Tagged: animal, bird, California, eyas, fauna, flying, landing, nest, red-shouldered hawk, Santa Rosa, Spring Lake Regional Park

Turning Away

Posted on May 16, 2022

Anna's Hummingbird flying away — This Anna’s hummingbird had been at a feeder when it turned and began flying off. Their speed can be as high as 61 mph or 27 meters per second.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, Anna's Hummingbird, back yard, bird, California, Fast, fauna, fly, green, hummingbird, Santa Rosa

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A Family Portrait

Posted on May 15, 2022

three eyat egrets and one adult — This family of snowy egrets are in one of the W. 9th Street rookery’s eucalyptus trees. Santa Rosa, California.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, tree Tagged: animal, baby, bird, birth, California, eucalypus tree, eyat, family, nest, Santa Rosa, W. 9th St. Rookery

Two Very Active Cattle Egret Chicks

Posted on May 14, 2022

A parent is not in the nest The nest is usually 7″ to 24″ across. I took this photo at the W. 9th St. rookery in Santa Rosa, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, tree Tagged: animal, bird, California, cattle egret, chick, fauna, nest, Santa Rosa, W. 9th St. Rookery

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Leaving the Nest

Posted on May 13, 2022

Red-shouldered hawk flying away from its nest. — This red-shouldered hawk is leaving the nest. If you look closely you can see a fuzzy head of an eyas above the edge of the nest. I took this picture at Spring Lake Regional Park, Santa Rosa, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Park, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, tree Tagged: animal, baby, bird, California, eyas, fauna, fly, leave, nest, red-shouldered hawk, Santa Rosa, Spring Lake Regional Park

A New Eyas in the Red-Shouldered Hawk’s Nest

Posted on May 12, 2022

baby red shouldered hawk — There is an additional baby hawk called an eyas in this nest. It cannot be seen in this photograph. I took this photo on 5-11-2022 at the Spring Lake Regional Park, Santa Rosa, California.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Park, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, tree Tagged: animal, baby, bird, California, eyas, Hawk, nest, Red Shouldered hawk, Santa Rosa, Spring Lake Regional Park

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Rufous Hummingbird

Posted on May 10, 2022

I took this hummingbird picture feeding in my backyard.

Category: animal, bird, California, flower, Nature, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, beak, bird, California, fauna, feeding, flower, flying, green, hummingbird, rufous, Santa Rosa, wing, Yellow

Pair of Nesting Osprey

Posted on May 9, 2022

2 nesting osprey — I took this photo in 2017 on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Category: animal, bird, Nature, Photography Tagged: animal, bird, bird of prey, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, nest, osprey

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