Kinglet & Hawks

A brief walk this afternoon took me back to the North 40 Park in the Boundary Bay area. It was a little livelier today with Common Yellowthroat and Yellow-rumped Warblers now present. They just were not going to cooperate and pose for me.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Not having much luck with the warblers,

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

… I tried for the Ruby-crowned Kinglets but did not fair much better.

 

Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk

The only ones willing to pose today were the Cooper’s Hawk pair again. Here the female with prey,

Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk

… and not far away was the male. He actually tried mating with her, but she shrugged him off preferring to eat instead.