"A Sand County Almanac"

"THERE ARE SOME WHO CAN LIVE WITHOUT WILD THINGS AND SOME WHO CANNOT."
"FOR US IN THE MINORITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE GEESE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TELEVISION.".....Aldo Leopold



"LOOK DEEP INTO NATURE, AND THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING BETTER".....Albert Einstein


“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves”.....John Muir


Sunday, April 5, 2015

Miscellaneous Birds

The following are some birds that I have not published before.  The first is what I believe to be a cackling goose.  Note the short neck and bill.  If there are other field marks that I am unaware of, or if I have misidentified the bird, please let me know...


The next are two photos of a red-tailed hawk in a forest...



Yellow-bellied sapsucker (juvenile) located near Jefferson...


 

This red-tailed hawk has just captured prey near a busy road...



The last photo is of a feral cat.  I have seen this cat in the past on the grounds of the Catoctin Creek Park and Nature Center...

 
I always assumed that it belonged to a park neighbor until I saw it slide into a hole under the rock it is sitting beside...
 
 
Whether domestic or feral, free roaming cats pose a huge threat to song birds and small mammals as this publication from the Smithsonian explains:
 
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/feral-cats-kill-billions-of-small-critters-each-year-7814590/?no-ist


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