Birds of Summer and Fall 2014
Welcome to my visual diary of the beautiful birds I photographed during the summer and fall months. I was so blessed to photograph three rare bird species for the Los Angeles area...a Vermilion Flycatcher, a Summer Tanager, and a Painted Redstart.
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An adult Red-tailed Hawk swooped down and pinned this American Coot that I was photographing. This coot had just been foraging for food with three other coots and the three coots did not fly away, but instead were standing nearby and vocalizing. The hawk got spooked by me and released the coot, which promptly joined the other coots. All four coots scrambled to safety underneath a nearby bush.
