Sunday, January 26, 2014

Hook-billed Kite

 

A strange bird.  A hawk that climbs around in trees to eat tree snails.  They’re not in the U.S. much, so it’s a big deal when someone locates one.

 

Several have just been found living about 20 miles from our house.  That’s worth a couple visits.  Yesterday we saw one perched, but from so far away it was hard to make out.  Today we saw 3, all flying low to the ground through the underbrush.  Not great looks, but much better than yesterday.  No photos though.

 

Here is what we’d have seen if we’d gotten a really good look:

 

(I poached these off the internet.)

 

 

Go Broncos!

 

 

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