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| Sutro in Sun and PFA Click on images to see larger versions A visit to Sutro Heights during sunset found the young hawks exploring in the treetops. At the PFA lagoon the next day, the Red-shoulder payed a visit and an Egret fiddled with sticks. | Posted: June 12, 2008 | |
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The Great Egret gathering sticks at the PFA lagoon and flying away to the north. It seemed to spend a long time finding just the right one.
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The resident Red-shoulder flies of after visiting a sunny spot where it had recently killed a pigeon. |
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One of the three Great Blues sitting calmly and soaking in the sun between preening sessions. |
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A Mallard digs his wings into water to begin takeoff. |
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The previous day at Sutro Heights, one of the young hawks enters a tree gilded by the setting sun. |
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The other young hawk decides to leave his treetop haven and take a circuit around the park. |
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Preparing to fly, the youngsters go through a long routine of stretches after a day of lazing about and being fed by their parents. |
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Meanwhile the adult female deals with the ever-present contingent of ravens. |
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External Links
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bird Guide | |||
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