Sure, we saw an eagle but we saw
love in the air with a pair of
Red Shouldered Hawks!
Red Shouldered Hawks!
The weather was kind to us on the 20th of February, bright sunny skies and temps to the 50s.
Cheryl blocked off some time and we thought we'd head out to Hammonasset State Park and do a little birding.
So did the rest of Connecticut. The Park has a long beach, plus a walkway people can walk their dogs. Seems for miles. Plus camping (not open) and such. In the off season, there's no charge either.
So we took a spin around the park, and back out. Cheryl wanted to show me an eagles nest that is in Guilford, I'm not supposed to give out exact location.
So we did see the eagle, pretty hard from any vantage point, but could see a bird sitting on eggs.
They usually lay 2 or 3.
Meanwhile, Cheryl spots something pretty far off in another direction so we set off on foot. Two hawks in a tree!
For a minute or two.
Then these two hawks put on a show, landing near us flying over and hunting. Another male came and was chased off. I am pretty sure these two were courting.
When we got home we identified them as
Red Shouldered Hawks.
Enjoy the photos!
The eagle!
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