This afternoon I birded further east areas of Fremont County. When I stopped to GPS one of the new locations where I found a Williamson's Sapsucker last week, I was surprised that female was still feeding on that same tree well into the afternoon. As I drove out onto some county roads I spotted a juvenile Golden Eagle soaring. I lost it so when I spotted 2 Golden Eagles soaring together I expected one to be the juvenile. I was surprised that both were adults, soaring together possibly as part of some courtship behavior--a 3 Golden Eagle afternoon! Unfortunately they were all too distant for good photos.
Then I saw 2 Red-tailed Hawks flying together near some low cliffs, then soaring higher above, followed by a series of dives and ascents by one of the hawks--apparently courtship behavior. They then landed in a nearby tree followed by a third Red-tailed Hawk that perched in the same tree. This didn't last long as one of the Red-tails attacked the apparent interloper. The fight was brief and the apparent victor flew off with the female, neither combatant appearing injured. I got photos of some of the short fight and have uploaded them onto my BirdsAndNature<http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com>blog. I also found am immature Snow Goose (in probably Basic I plumage) with a small flock of Canada Geese. Very nice afternoon. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
