Sunday 10 August 2008

Hawk Spotting

Today was one of those days when I drop Kerri at work, fuel the car up and drive into the middle of nowhere with my trusty camera looking for wildlife.
Swainson's Hawk
The long summer days and lack of snow means that the mammals are scarce, but the birds are about. There were loads of raptors this morning. It was a bit cooler so they didn't take to the air until a bit later than they have done recently.
There was plenty of variety as well. They all seemed to be sitting on fence posts waiting for the land to heat up and get the thermals working.
It filled in the morning satisfactorily.