Some Recent Birds!

Great Horned Owls do not nest in Canatara, but once in awhile we are lucky to find one in the park. Commotion made by several agitated American Crows allowed Deryl to see this beauty! Great Horned Owls are the number 1 predator of Crows. Crows however, have also been documented killing young Owlets that are still on the nest.

As I walked along a trail, a pair of Killdeer parents performed their broken wing trick in an attempt to lure me away from their puffball shaped babies. Killdeer nests are placed on the ground and the chicks are able to walk and run only 24 hours after hatching. (I never did see the well-camouflaged babies.)

A male Rose-breasted Grosbeak hunted for bugs hidden amongst the rocks.

Yellow Warblers are often found in the meadow, along with countless insects and arachnids. Yellow Warblers have occasionally been found caught in the strands of an orb weaver spider's web.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow_Warbler/overview