A warmish but overcast day, we took off to the refuge. As always, we couldn't have anticipated what we saw.
Red-tailed and Rough-legged Hawks greeted us on the way in. Then we spotted a coyote hunting in a field and spent 30 minutes or so watching it teach us how to hunt. Following along with the coyote were two Northern Harriers, apparently using the coyote as the point to flush out the prey. Fascinating.
Kestrels, Pied-bill Grebes, Herons, and an unknown duck gave us the rest of the fun.
Enjoy!
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk...
Rough-legged Hawk - comes here in the winters from Northern Canada and Alaska
The hunters..
American Kestrel - sat here while I slowly rolled past it in the vehicle and took photos as I moved by.
Here's the duck and the Pied Bill Grebe..
Beautiful GBH..
A Pied Bill tries to sneak past the Coot with a fish in its mouth..often the Coot or another grebe will chase the successful hunter hoping to get the fish away from them..
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