Hiking
PhotosAlmansor Park 12 - Alhambra, California
Juvenile Cooper's Hawk
This Cooper's Hawk was to far
away for my camera so the photos are not clear & maybe I
shouldn't have taken the photos but then how often does one see
a Hawk in the middle of Alhambra California?
Photos taken 08/21-2008
Above photos taken 08/29/2008
The same Cooper's Hawk with his adult dark back & now his eyes have
turned from yellow to the adult red. Photos taken 10/07/2008
Juvenile Mandarin Ducks
I think that these Ducks are quickly becoming my
favorites. The female eyes are just gorgeous. I never knew ducks
love peanuts. These ones will stick around for hours as I crack nuts
for them. One of the females ducks has a hurt leg so she gets extra
peanuts.
Juvenile Female Ducks
The females have longer
nape feather that start from the back of the head & have a brown/black
bill
Juvenile Male Duck
The males have longer
nape feather that start from the cheeks & have a orange bill
Befriended Rock Pigeon
I have also been befriended by a few Rock pigeons
who will fly unto my fist & let me feed them peanuts.