Haw River

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By rescue

this afternoon a couple of people who didn’t know each other, worked together to rescue this horned grebe.  There was fishing line around its neck, it has swallowed the hook and was dragging a bobber behind it. The grebe was transported to http://www.nc-claws.org/index.php/blog – a non-profit wildlife rehab facility.  You can see the grebe and follow its progress on their Facebook page CLAWS, Inc.  If you would like to make a donation to help the grebe, please go to the CLAWS web site or Facebook page.

2 photos

WALK6785 Apr 06 2015 14-23-33 Haw Rivergrebe rescue

WALK6698 Apr 06 2015 13-55-44 Haw Rivergrebe rescue 2

By one on one

WALK5754 Apr 04 2015 12-03-10 Haw RiverRed-tailed hawk American crow

the immature red-tailed hawk crossed the line into the nesting territory of the American crow
the defense was immediate and intense; sometimes the crow was chasing, sometimes the hawk would chase
they both crossed the river and were still tangling when I lost sight of them

By unusual view

WALK3540 Mar 29 2015 16-50-51 Osprey fish eye to eye

this male osprey came in from my left, plowed into the fish, caught the fish with his right talon
he then snapped his wings full up and back and lifted himself and the fish from the river
an unusual viewing angle for me

By fish carry

WALK2243 Mar 28 2015 02-46-08 Haw River Osprey fish carry 1

this is the typical aerodynamic way that an osprey carries its catch
they turn the fish around into this position, mid flight

By building material

WALK0764 Mar 23 2015 05-21-30 Haw River Ace with Stick

I watched as, way downriver, Ace snapped this stick from a tree –
then flew past me carrying it back to the nest as building/repairing material.