bird – Matthew Petroff https://mpetroff.net mpetroff.net Sun, 03 Apr 2016 05:01:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Hawk https://mpetroff.net/2013/05/hawk/ https://mpetroff.net/2013/05/hawk/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 05:43:15 +0000 http://www.mpetroff.net/?p=961 Continue reading →]]> After stepping outside, I heard birds making lots of noise. As I was about to get in the car, I saw what they were concerned about; a hawk was perched on a street light. I got my camera and telephoto lens instead. The other birds went as far as diving at the raptor, although it didn’t seem to care.

Hawk

Edit 2015-06: This post originally identified the bird as a Northern Harrier.
Edit 2016-04: The identification as an immature Cooper’s Hawk wasn’t correct either.

]]> https://mpetroff.net/2013/05/hawk/feed/ 2 Snow https://mpetroff.net/2012/01/snow/ https://mpetroff.net/2012/01/snow/#respond Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:10:33 +0000 http://www.mpetroff.net/?p=521 Continue reading →]]> A good six inches of snow fell here today. The birds and squirrels were still out, however. It was quite enjoyable watching the squirrels as they leaped and dug through the snow in search of food, freshly buried under a layer of white.

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