Posts Tagged ‘#wildlife’

Why can’t I see any goldfish in the pond?

Posted: April 28, 2023 in Opinions and Observations, Video
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I had been walking around my back yard and noticed I could not see any goldfish swimming in the pond.

The next day I looked out the window and wondered again why I could not see them. I apologize for the poor quality of the video below but it was shot through my kitchen door.

I am not surprised anymore by the unusual things I see in my yard and adjacent city park. I thought this was pretty cool until my wife said he is probbly eating the fish in the pond. I still think it is pretty cool!

I think I startled him and interrupted dinner!

I can’t find all of the fish but was happy to see quite a number finally come out of their hiding spots.

Update on Red Tail Hawks BD

Posted: May 13, 2022 in Photography
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If I walk out in my yard and stand at just the right place I can get a fairly clear shot of the hawk’s nest.

Once I got as close as I can get and focused in I can see that there are two babies in the nest. So it looks like they had twins.

I took a bunch of pictures as they are so cute even if far away. I will not post them all of course, but there are still a ton.

Red Tail Hawk’s Birth Day

Posted: May 4, 2022 in Photography
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Adults feeding newborn
Dinner is coming.
The new born hawk spreads his furry little wings. Not very clear at this distance but you can see him/her moving inside the nest.

Another Feathered Display

Posted: March 19, 2021 in Video
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My wife and I have lived here for decades and visit a neighborhood park frequently. Another walk to the park yesterday and as usual we stop by the small fish pond. We have never seen ducks in this pond before. So we get to the pond and there is obviously a territorial challenge going on here. I did not start filming right away and missed the more dramatic displays. But this was still cool, especially after recently filming the Red Tailed Hawks training the young how to dive bomb ground targets by practicing on the parent!

Clearly, the challenger was not going to have an easy time, but that did not stop him from showing off his assets.

Enjoy another chance encounter with our feathered friends!

MIDIMike