Bringing a Fish

Posted on July 5, 2022

Osprey flying in with a fish
These osprey eyases are growing in size and hunger. One of the eyases seems to be expressing need when seeing its father landing with a fish in its talons.

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Growing

Posted on June 26, 2022

This eyas osprey is growing rapidly. The other eyas is under the shade of its parent. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, CA.

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Sibling Rivalry (2 of 3)

Posted on June 16, 2022

osprey sibling aggression
The osprey eyas on the right responds aggressively to his sibling’s aggression. The parent seems unconcerned. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, California.

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Sibling Rivalry

Posted on June 15, 2022

2 baby osprey arguing
When observing birds, it is not unusual to see conflict take place. It could be territorial or over food. In a nest, young birds such as these two osprey eyases are in conflict for who will dominate and get more food. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, California.

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Intensely Watching

Posted on June 1, 2022

3 black crown heron babies watching
These three black-crowned heron seem to be intently watching the other activities in their W. 9th Street rookery. Santa Rosa, CA

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Black Crown Heron Demanding Food

Posted on May 7, 2022

Black Crown Heron hatchling demand food.
This chick is less than a week old, and is demanding. This photo was taken, at the W. 9th St. rookery in Santa Rosa, California.

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Protection

Posted on April 27, 2022

Great egret extending her wing over her hatchlings.
This is a similar photo published earlier. This one has the mother’s head turned to give her a greater connection to her hatchlings. This photo was taken at the W. 9th Street rookery, Santa Rosa, California.

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“I Want More Food!”

Posted on April 23, 2022

baby bird grabbing beak of its parent.
One of the hatchlings has grabbed its parent’s beak and seems to be demanding more food. The other parent is ready to fly away to leave the demanding baby to her mate. Photographed at the W. 9th Street rookery, Santa Rosa, California.

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Testing Those Legs

Posted on April 22, 2022

Nestling testing its legs
Mama’s not looking as her hatchling is peering over the edge of the nest. It appears these babies are about two weeks old. Photo was taken at the W. 9th Street rookery in Santa Rosa, California.

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Nestlings

Posted on April 20, 2022

Great Egret and two nestlings
A great egret and her two nestlings. Taken at the W. 9th St. rookery, Santa Rosa, California.

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Big Horn Sheep and Her Baby

Posted on April 10, 2021

Taken on the rocky mountain in the Living Desert Zoo and Garden, Palm Desert California.

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Just Born

Posted on March 14, 2021

Mother sheep and her newly born lamb.
The lamb was born minutes before our arrival. We were thrilled to watch this mother and her new baby interacting.

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Oh! It’s Just Too Hard to Climb that Tree

Posted on April 30, 2017

The Same Black Crowed Night Heron Chick Seem to Give Up in Trying to Return to the Nest After Falling Out of the Tree. W. 9th St. Santa Rosa, CA, U.S.A.

The Same Black Crowed Night Heron Chick Seem to Give Up in Trying to Return to the Nest After Falling Out of the Tree. W. 9th St. Santa Rosa, CA, U.S.A.

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