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George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary – Page 83 – CrazyM Bird & Nature Photography

Northern Saw-whet Owl & Cooper’s Hawk

Another stroll through Reifel and I came across this Northern Saw-whet Owl sleeping under some over hanging branches and relatively unobstructed.

Northern Saw-whet Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl

I took a photo and was about to leave when I could hear noise behind me.

Northern Saw-whet Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl

A squirrel was clambering through the branches and got the attention of the Saw-whet. As I touched on last month, these photos just took a little time, patience and no broken branches.

Along one of the inside trails,

Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk

… was this adult Cooper’s Hawk watching some American Coot in the slough.