Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Raptor Wednesday

The scene.
On the left, on the fire-escape: an adult Coopers Hawk..
On the right, on the chimney pot: a female American Kestrel. Everything here belongs to her, get it?
Swoop after swoop, banking and returning to swoop, the Kestrel dived at the Coopers.
The Coopers did not budge.

mthew

2 responses to “Raptor Wednesday”

  1. Linda Musial

    Love the shadows in these photos today, January 12, 2022!!!!!!

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