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If you saw The Record yesterday, you likely saw birder Doug Morel's amazing photo on Page L-3 of a mockingbird harassing a red-tail in Paramus (left).
Doug, a friend of this blog and a tireless Celery Farm volunteer, was nice enough to share the entire sequence of 'red-tail meets mockingbird.' Great job!
A lot of times, a series of pictures tells the story far better than just one, and this is one of those instances.
Thanks for sharing, Doug. Here goes:
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ACE is a screech owl who has been living in a nesting box just beyond Wright’s backyard since mid-November. Last spring, Ace and his mate had four owlets successfully fledge from the box.
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Very nice! These moments are hard to see and even harder to capture...
One time I saw a group of crows chasing a great horned owl and nipping at its butt feathers as the owl flew away. I figured maybe the owl was trying to steal the crows' eggs.
Posted by: Pedro | August 11, 2007 at 10:25 AM
Always love your blog Jim. Thanks for being my "foot in the door" and for displaying these pics here too.
Posted by: Doug M. | August 11, 2007 at 05:45 PM
Great sequence of bird-on-bird harassment photos, Jim. Especially liked seeing the gravestone!
Posted by: Obituary Jay | August 11, 2007 at 06:26 PM
Holy smokes! I saw the picture in the paper, but admittedly, (and perhaps it is because as a graphic designer I work with Photoshop) I thought the mockingbird was "retouched" closer to the hawk. Well, I was way wrong and I have to say those are some WAY COOL photos.
FYI: I have a new hawk couple in the neighborhood - I think they are sharp shinned.
-D
Posted by: Diana & Jeff | August 11, 2007 at 08:45 PM
Great photos!-It must have been a lot of fun watching that take place.-Those Mockingbirds are feisty-they come after me in my yard.
Posted by: Larry | August 12, 2007 at 04:58 PM