Refuge Sunday

A day in between storms and smog..sunny, blue skies, beautiful.

Quite a crowd watching a couple of eagles at the refuge, otherwise quite quiet. We saw a kingfisher, Great Blue heron, several Harriers, the Kestrel couple that is using a box on Goose Egg Hill for nesting, and a number of swamp sparrows. 

We were watching the Kingfisher sitting on a branch when it suddenly raised its wings and squawked loudly. Turns out it was being dive-bombed by a Kestrel. Territorial much??

Here's the best of today..

These two were causing a traffic jam..and they didn't care at all..

Northern Harrier - she waited until I got out of the car, then took off nicely..

Here's the Kingfisher - resting, then squawking..

Here's the Kestrel that dive-bombed the Kingfisher..

Here's a peek-a-boo kestrel from Goose Egg Hill..

Small but beautiful in song and shape..

The Great Blue - never moved as I took several photos of it..