#broadwingedhawk — Public Fediverse posts

Hawk in the High Light

This is a broad‑winged hawk (Buteo platypterus). I haven’t seen one recently, and I captured this image some time ago. Every time I’ve spotted one, it’s been high overhead, making it tough to get a detailed, close‑up shot.

Check out breathtaking photos of magnificent birds of prey, visit my photo gallery here:

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #hawk #birdofprey #raptor #BroadWingedHawk

#DailyBird 🤖
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus), 28th August 2024
es: Busardo Aliancho, fr: Petite Buse
Wakefield, Massachusetts
Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Naumkeag & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 @ 800mm, 60% crop, 1/2000s, f/10, ISO 3200
#Birds #BroadWingedHawk #BWHA #Raptors #BirdOfTheDay #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers #DescribeYourImages

#DailyBird 🤖
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus), 26th August 2024
es: Busardo Aliancho, fr: Petite Buse
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 @ 800mm, 35% crop, 1/400s, f/9, ISO 200
#Birds #BroadWingedHawk #BWHA #Raptors #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers #DescribeYourImages

Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)

An encounter with a Broad-winged Hawk on a rainy Vincentian road.

https://islandinthenet.com/broad-winged-hawk-buteo-platypterus/

Broad-Winged Hawk in Flight

This is a broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus) that I spot occasionally. I was fortunate with this photograph—the hawk banked just right, allowing me to capture its top side. Lately, I haven't seen many hawks, though that might be because I often sit under the canopy of my pergola, unaware of what's soaring overhead.

Check out breathtaking photos of magnificent birds of prey, visit my photo gallery here:

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #BroadWingedHawk #raptor #BirdofPrey #hawk

Hunting Hawk in Motion

Charlie and I went to sit outside at 0730 this morning. There was a lone white pigeon in the middle of the yard near some feeders and a bird bath. It was the same pigeon that I posted a couple days ago ... I think she might be domesticated because she doesn't fear us being close. Anyway, after a few minutes the pigeon took off I looked up and saw a hawk was descending. I almost dropped my camera trying to capture the moment. I was too slow, but the broad-winged (Buteo platypterus) landed close by in a tree, then took off again flying low over the yard ... I managed a couple of pics then.

Visit my gallery, I generally add new content every couple of days or so. The URL is below:

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #BroadWingedHawk

Sky Hunter’s Glide

Beware, death itself is in the air. This broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus) buzzed my backyard this morning, looking for a meal. I've never actually seen a hawk take a bird from my yard; the only evidence is the occasional puff of feathers left from the left behind after the struggle.

"Late Pleistocene fossils of Broad-winged Hawks, up to 400,000 years old, have been unearthed in Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Virginia, and Puerto Rico." - allaboutbirds.org

You know, the photographs that I post here are not quite a vivid as the same photographs that I post at my pixel's gallery, because here, I reduce the size of the photos and usually make a slight reduction in the quality of the photos to make them easier to load.

Take a look:

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #BroadWingedHawk

#DailyBird 🤖
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus), 8th September 2023
es: Busardo Aliancho, fr: Petite Buse
Wakefield, Massachusetts
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 800mm f/11, 25% crop, 1/640s, ISO 500
#Birds #BroadWingedHawk #BWHA #BirdPhotography #DescribeYourImages

Sky Hunter

“Graceful wings slice through the azure canvas, as the hawk scans the heavens for its next prey.” - Copilot

This broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus) flew high overhead this morning while Charlie and I sat outside.

"Each fall, hundreds of thousands of Broad-winged Hawks leave the northern forests for South America. They fill the sky in sometimes huge flocks that can contain thousands of birds at a time, and these “kettles” are a prime attraction at many hawkwatch sites. As they move from the broad stretches of North America to narrow parts of Central America their numbers get concentrated, leading people to describe places such as Veracruz, Mexico, and Panama as a “river of raptors.”" - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #BroadWingedHawk

Heading into the 3rd week of September is the peak of #autumn #migration in the US for #BroadWingedHawk. I found two on my morning walk here in #Stillwater, #Oklahoma, but also kinda got attacked by a couple of unleashed dogs. (They got confused when I ignored them and never actually bit me, but they could've easily been hit by cars on the busy road they dashed across to get to me.)
#wildlife #biodiversity #raptor
#Broadwing

https://youtu.be/F0PWQ0OQ2LU?si=IvuLghCtqWrlc0Mc

The broad-winged hawk returned to our back deck and bird bath today, looking alternatively majestic and goofy. #hawk #BirdWatching #BroadWingedHawk #TrumbullCT

Scatter!

Huh ... I thought I posted this hours ago. I forgot to click "Publish." Oh well, better late than never. Or is it late when I set my own loose schedule? ;)

There are usually several birds in my backyard in the morning. Titmice, chickadees, cardinals, doves, etc. This broad winged hawk (Buteo platypterus) flew over the yard this morning, it made a couple passes and there wasn't another bird in sight. The second this hawk was gone, it was party time again.

"Late Pleistocene fossils of Broad-winged Hawks, up to 400,000 years old, have been unearthed in Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Virginia, and Puerto Rico." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #BroadWingedHawk

Not this morning.

I wanted to post a photo from this morning. I saw a broad winged hawk and a chimney swift and took a bunch of pictures, but ISO too high, the hawk was too far away, and the chimney swift was small and moving fast. So, all the photos were really bad. But here's a broad winged hawk I took on another day. I don't have a photo of a chimney swift and am quite disappointed that I messed up the shoot. Live and learn.

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #BroadWingedHawk #raptor #Birdofprey

Good morning. ☕☕☕

I'm up early this morning. I sustained some fire ant bites on my arms while working in the yard. It itches ... very annoying. I've heard that you're not supposed to scratch the itch because it only makes it worse. What did I do? You guessed it, I scratched the itch. It does provide some very temporary relief. Anyhow, I put some bug bite gunk on it and here I am.

Does it pay to be annoying? Well, it didn't work out for the fire ants. Which makes me wonder about self-important people that you occasionally see at a store with an over inflated sense of entitlement. What is to gain by meanness?

“I've just been bitten on the neck by a vampire... mosquito. Does that mean that when the night comes, I will rise and be annoying?” - Vera Nazarian

“Be kind to people even when they treat you badly. You will be the one who will win in the end.” - Alex Elle

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdwatching #morning #BroadWingedHawk #sky

Danger Will Robinson!

My wife and I were working in the back yard this afternoon. My wife pruned the bottom of the oak tree. I have a chipper, so we ran the branches she cut off through the chipper. We also put a couple rose bushes in the ground and did some other stuff.

We took breaks at the outdoor table under the umbrella. While sitting there, two woodpeckers, one downy and one red bellied, landed in the crepe myrtles by the fence. I've been wanting a close up of a downy woodpecker, but my camera was in the house. I went and got my camera, but of course they were gone when I returned. But a little while later, the broad winged hawk, that's been around lately, showed up high in the sky.

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #BroadWingedHawk #raptor #birdofprey

Uhh ohhh. ...

Yesterday, while out with the dogs, I saw this broad-winged hawk, but I didn't have my camera. I'm not absolutely sure it's the same hawk but pretty sure. When I saw it yesterday, it wasn't having a good time. There were two crows harassing the hawk, trying to run it out of town. The crows were about the same size as the hawk, maybe even a bit larger.

"Crows often attack hawks because they see them as a threat. To defend themselves from a natural predator, crows often go on the offensive and pester the predatory bird. This behavior usually drives the other bird away and keeps the crows safe." - birdwatchingpro.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #BroadWingedHawk #raptor #birdofprey

Hide

I like to sit in by backyard with my camera and watch the birds in the yard and the sky. It's not rare that I'll see something interesting. This broad-winged hawk was in the sky yesterday afternoon. I noticed after all the birds in the yard (and there were a lot) suddenly took off, leaving the backyard quiet.

"One of the greatest spectacles of migration is a swirling flock of Broad-winged Hawks on their way to South America. Also known as “kettles,” flocks can contain thousands of circling birds that evoke a vast cauldron being stirred with an invisible spoon. A small, stocky raptor with black-and-white bands on the tail, the Broad-winged Hawk is a bird of the forest interior and can be hard to see during the nesting season. Its call is a piercing, two-parted whistle." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #BirdOfPrey #birdwatching #raptor #BroadWingedHawk

Broad-Winged Hawk - #CostaRica

This stunningly beautiful, solitary hunter, is peculiar in its behaviour of migrating in massive flocks (Kettles).

They survive on almost no water getting what they need from their food!!!

#BirdsOfCostaRica #Birds #Photography #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birding #CostaRica #Canon #BroadWingedHawk #Hawks