Balcony Hawk and Vulture Chase

[yourlibrarian]

Still catching up on photos from earlier this year, which includes a sighting of this guy on our balcony one morning.



One day we saw a large bird flying by and thought at first it was a hawk. But it was a vulture being chased by various crows in a very noisy event. It kept swooping near the lake, but not for any reason we could see. However a pair of geese went on alert sheltering their babies.





In this photo one can see one of the crows in pursuit as well as a swallow in the background.

Comments

[ihavenoarms]

nice photos

[yourlibrarian]

Thanks!

[cmcmck]

An impressive bird indeed!

[yourlibrarian]

We don't get many sightings of it!

[shirebound]

Wow, so much drama going on in the skies.

[yourlibrarian]

Yes, the bird society is a soap opera in these parts.

[minoanmiss]

Oh wow these are brilliant photos!

[yourlibrarian]

Thanks! I wish we'd been able to get better ones of the hawk before scaring it off our railing.

[turlough]

Wow, what a visitor to have on your balcony!

The vulture photos are so cool!

[yourlibrarian]

I think we saw the hawk out there once before, but it was definitely an unusual sight. And thanks!