Backyard Bird of Prey

I just received this image of a Cooper's hawk (hard to differentiate from a sharp-shinned hawk) who has his evening dinner in his talons.  Check out the scattered feathers.  The photo was sent to me by one of my park friends (Mike T.) that I met in River Bend Park today.  He took the photo locally in his backyard.  The photo is real nature and I decided to share it with you on my site.  Thanks Mike.

River Bend Park birds of Wonder

I met several friendly people from around the globe enjoying River Bend Park today.  A smile and a genuine "hello, how are you?" goes a long way.  So many interesting people to engage. It was a great people day!

Two exciting bird encounters in River Bend Park today.  A repeat sighting of an eastern screech owl in its natural habitat of a hollowed out tree.  Must be his home as I have seen the owl on two occasions in the same tree.

 



The treat of the day was the bald eagle at the nest on the Potomac River!   At least one young eaglet could also be seen in the nest from time to time during my observing period of 2 hours.  Glad the bald eagles selected this nesting site on an inaccessible island in the middle of the river.