Birding in BC Community

Hey, another month rolls around and the sleepy forum opens an eye and yawns.

I was send a request for Bird of the Month recently (thanks ogopogo) and i just wanted to say i am open to all suggestions, have a bird that you don't think gets enough respect? bring it to my attention and it just might get its own month.
This month is special since we are not focusing on one hawk, but all hawks!

I have a few of those.









Still working on a half decent Sharp-shinned. They don't seem to be nearly as common around here as the Cooper's.

Nice ones zwest!
I have a few; not nearly as many as I'd like though.
At Reifel.

Cooper’s Hawk (Juvenile) by Jewill, on Flick

At Tynehead.

Red-tailed Hawk (Adult) by Jewill, on Flickr

At Boundary Bay (would've liked to remove that branch on the face but (a) I don't know how and (b) I don't think my photo editor can do that.

Rough-legged Hawk (Juvenile) by Jewill, on Flickr

Nice ones Judy! Regarding the branch, yeah you could use the Clone tool in Photoshop to paint the branch out, but honestly it would never look right - not in such an important spot.
The branch is much better than a weird looking edit would be.

One of the handsomest Red-tailed Hawks I have seen...all dressed up in Chocolate & Vanilla...Sumas Prairie

Red-tailed Hawk 9s by BirderBert, on Flickr

Hard to believe this is the same species...Matsqui Prairie

Red-tailed Hawk 2s by BirderBert, on Flickr

Northern Goshawk - no point trying to clone those branches out of the way, sometimes you have to accept the shot as is, i rarely do it anyways, sometimes yes if branch or distraction is not attached to the bird, but if it is, like was mentioned, if not done perfectly you can tell when something has been erased (or at least YOU will know and see it every time you look at it).



Cooper's Hawk


Roadside Hawk from Costa Rica


one of our first encounters with a Red-tailed Hawk near Burnaby Lake in 2006, back then my wife was schemed to be the bird photographer and i was going to tag along for fun and be the non-photographing partner!


our first "worldly" hawk - Harris's Hawk, from our first birding trip to San Blas Mexico in 2007. digiscoped by yours truly (i inherited the digiscoping equipment when my wife realized it was too heavy for her to carry around after all, thus i got my feet wet finally in the bird photographer world (and i never looked back )

Oh yeah, I forgot about the Goshawk! I got lucky one day around New Year's when the sun was shining and he was preening right next to the trail.



I wonder how long that bird will stick around...

Here's my 2 cents worth. From our prairie trip last summer.
A juvenile Prairie Falcon taken in Moose Jaw.
Gary Magnusson

Falcon - Prairie-Juvenile (2) by Gary Magnusson, on Flickr

I stumbled onto a Northern Goshawk in the fog at Mount Baker last fall:

Northern Goshawk by brian avent, on Flickr


Northern Goshawk by brian avent, on Flickr


A Sharpie posed for me at Reifel:

Sharp-shinned Hawk by brian avent, on Flickr

Sharp-shinned Hawk by brian avent, on Flickr


Northern Harrier:

Northern Harrier (f) by brian avent, on Flickr

From today on Sumas Prairie ...Red-tailed Hawk female

She swallowed it whole...start to finish about 5 secs!!
Red-tailed Hawk 10s by BirderBert, on Flickr

Red-tailed Hawk 11s by BirderBert, on Flickr

Some amazing pics posted so far!

This is one of the first photos I had taken with a Digital SLR Camera the Canon 10D

Red-Tailed Hawk Rufous Morph by Rob -Alexander, on Flickr

I don't get out to Boundary Bay much as I don't drive, but got a lift from Facebook friends recently and got this beauty!

Northern Harrier juvenile male on log by Rob -Alexander, on Flickr

Road Trip to Okanagan!

Red-tailed Hawk eating snake by Rob -Alexander, on Flickr

Reifel Bird Sanctuary Outing

Rough-legged Hawk flying above by Rob -Alexander, on Flickr

Burnaby Lake Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) by Rob -Alexander, on Flickr

I was driving through one of the busiest intersections in Nanaimo ( Bowen & Northfield)
this morning,when I spotted these Peregrine Falcons on the lamp post right on the
corner. Fortunately,they waited until I had found a parking spot. Lesson learned : Always
carry your camera with you !!
Gary Magnusson

IMG_7017 by Gary Magnusson, on Flickr

Found this good looker at Burnaby Lake yesterday:

Pictures courtesy of ogopogo


Rough-legged Hawk


Cooper's Hawk


Red-tailed Hawk with snake


Red-tailed Hawk

ogopogo asked me one more time to host her pictures until she gets a new computer and i will do so.