Raptors of Bolsa Chica

raptorcaptor

Osprey on his post



A pair of Red-tail Hawks



A Black-shouldered Kite (or white-tailed kite if you prefer)



A Cooper's Hawk



An American Kestrel



A sleepy Peregrine



Another shot of the Peregrine since he was being so cooperative.

Except for the osprey and the kestrel which I shot last weekend
I took these photos today.

saurora

Nice variety!! Looks like you're finding a good assortment of birds at B.C. That kite is beautiful...I love the light coming through his tail feathers.

Twisted Image

terriffic shots...

raptorcaptor

Thanks! : I was worried that it would be more difficult to photograph birds at Bolsa with the new layout, but it appears not to be the case.

Dick on Aruba

Very nice series, well done.

Thanks for sharing.

Dick.

jwear

hey Glenn I did not see you sat I had to go down and do a job in oc so stooped on my way home to see the juv skimmer [thanks] now that was fun they are has bad as a new colt the bean field is planted but I went to the chicken farm and hoped but ibis are coming in later and later nothing but chicken shots :cry :uhoh very nice set

raptorcaptor

jwear wrote:

hey Glenn I did not see you sat I had to go down and do a job in oc so stooped on my way home to see the juv skimmer [thanks] now that was fun they are has bad as a new colt the bean field is planted but I went to the chicken farm and hoped but ibis are coming in later and later nothing but chicken shots :cry :uhoh very nice set

I ended up going to Bolsa in the morining and left mid-afternoon. It seems like a good time for sleepy raptors. The osprey took off as soon as he could see me. I ended up waiting at the end of the path on a slight hill, near where the path is blocked by the new fence. Most of the photos I took was from that area. I'm going to give Crystal Cove a try today!

raptorcaptor

Dick on Aruba wrote:

Very nice series, well done.

Thanks for sharing.

Dick.

Thanks Dick!

Maestro

I love the Kite(light through the tail feathers) and the Peregrine shots, but all are great! Good hunting!

Harryb

Nice assortment of raptors glenn.

raptorcaptor

Maestro wrote:

I love the Kite(light through the tail feathers) and the Peregrine shots, but all are great! Good hunting!

Thanks for the comments!

raptorcaptor

Harryb wrote:

Nice assortment of raptors glenn.

Thanks Harry! That juvenile peregrine landed on a branch right above my head while I was shooting some phalaropes. I mistook him for a merlin at first.