tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post2004046175653662516..comments2023-11-05T04:21:47.608-07:00Comments on Sycamore Canyon: Skywatch Friday: Swainson's Hawk MigrationKathie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-10273317062159709802008-10-14T16:10:00.000-07:002008-10-14T16:10:00.000-07:00Wow! I tried to stop by a couple of hawkwatches th...Wow! I tried to stop by a couple of hawkwatches this year-but I've never seen a large grup of hawks like that-Vey cool!Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-80298980626576347172008-10-14T09:28:00.000-07:002008-10-14T09:28:00.000-07:00Wow...great shots! Love that individual one that s...Wow...great shots! Love that individual one that shows the underside so well.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890796903959709429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-32539317082276780682008-10-12T19:48:00.000-07:002008-10-12T19:48:00.000-07:00Kathie, I'm speechless. Those photos enlarged mad...Kathie, I'm speechless. Those photos enlarged made my toes curl.<BR/><BR/>Awesome.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-15990801312950585572008-10-12T18:31:00.000-07:002008-10-12T18:31:00.000-07:00Wow--I had no idea hawks of any kind did this. Th...Wow--I had no idea hawks of any kind did this. Thanks for the great info--and the even better photos!<BR/><BR/>PS- Your note about your grandfather and Moosehead lake really touched me: what a lovely, sad, bittersweet story. I'll carry it with me everytime we head up north.Kathryn and Arihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428974324817935286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-75435121650257413992008-10-12T10:43:00.000-07:002008-10-12T10:43:00.000-07:00Wonderful, Kathie! I love Swainson's hawks, and m...Wonderful, Kathie! I love Swainson's hawks, and miss them here in the east!Deborah Godinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175977572194074388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-13071409405837318282008-10-12T02:53:00.000-07:002008-10-12T02:53:00.000-07:00We have large flocks of birds like that here. Ours...We have large flocks of birds like that here. Ours are a little smaller and mostly black and they are called, Starlings, getting ready to go south to places like Disneyland where they much away on the human droppings.<BR/><BR/>I have never been able to see a large flock of anything like these you saw. Which is amazing photography.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-19367029082696201742008-10-10T18:23:00.000-07:002008-10-10T18:23:00.000-07:00What a sight, one I have yet to see. Great photos ...What a sight, one I have yet to see. Great photos as usual, thanks for sharing.Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859219574207467462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-72791275762535017962008-10-10T18:19:00.000-07:002008-10-10T18:19:00.000-07:00What a wonderful sight that must have been Kathie....What a wonderful sight that must have been Kathie. These are superb photos, wish I could have been there to see the spectacle for myself. Gus took some great captures.DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-57425261763186766742008-10-10T17:32:00.000-07:002008-10-10T17:32:00.000-07:00Very nicely done, Kathie. God bless.Very nicely done, Kathie. God bless.SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-80643922191094605482008-10-10T14:12:00.000-07:002008-10-10T14:12:00.000-07:00You sure capture a nice Sky Watch Friday photograp...You sure capture a nice Sky Watch Friday photograph!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-21753610646339261102008-10-10T05:48:00.000-07:002008-10-10T05:48:00.000-07:00Great photos, Kathy. I like that you captured a si...Great photos, Kathy. I like that you captured a single individual as well as the whole kettle.<BR/><BR/>Happy skywatch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-69209346004694176392008-10-10T03:08:00.000-07:002008-10-10T03:08:00.000-07:00What a thrill that must have been to see so many h...What a thrill that must have been to see so many hawks in motion. Another lovely picture. You make me want to head west.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02604780070187163751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-51284093419836323432008-10-10T02:29:00.000-07:002008-10-10T02:29:00.000-07:00You and Gus were so lucky to witness such event. I...You and Gus were so lucky to witness such event. I never seen such a number of hawk in one location.<BR/><BR/>Great captured and Happy SW Friday to both of you,Redzlan aka Tabibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08137628223567014214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-33634621375311316902008-10-10T01:40:00.000-07:002008-10-10T01:40:00.000-07:00Very nice pictures, both of them.The second shot i...Very nice pictures, both of them.<BR/>The second shot is BEAUTIFUL! :)<BR/>Graceful! :)FO - 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/03151015016640146102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-8392353594059289672008-10-09T19:09:00.000-07:002008-10-09T19:09:00.000-07:00That would be spectacular to see. Just read your p...That would be spectacular to see. <BR/><BR/>Just read your poem in your header. It's also one of my favorites. "Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams go, life is a barren field covered with snow."abbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879476262337290531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-32598609090090165502008-10-09T17:20:00.000-07:002008-10-09T17:20:00.000-07:00That of course is something to remember and cheris...That of course is something to remember and cherish. While I've seen huge flocks of Vultures, I never saw any other bird of prey in numbers! Cool!<BR/>Cheers, Klauskjpwebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08943083978093494506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-53985240753545604142008-10-09T16:57:00.000-07:002008-10-09T16:57:00.000-07:00that's a great photo, it must have been amazing......that's a great photo, it must have been amazing.....<BR/><BR/>Gill in CanadaGill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-89298421311222811522008-10-09T16:51:00.000-07:002008-10-09T16:51:00.000-07:00How wonderful and magnificent a spectacle this mus...How wonderful and magnificent a spectacle this must have been. I always feel excitement when I see a hawk, but to see so many must have been so truly fascinating! Congratulations on such an experience! We is a wonderful skywatch contribution!<BR/><BR/>We don't have Swainson Hawks in my area but I have seen them in western Canada.me ann my camerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083671096943783249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-15022847951579401912008-10-09T16:32:00.000-07:002008-10-09T16:32:00.000-07:00What a brilliant photo. That composition is a dre...What a brilliant photo. That composition is a dream. WOW WOW WOW!!!TR Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00595967532391171082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-90650586304583466862008-10-09T15:46:00.000-07:002008-10-09T15:46:00.000-07:00I just love Hawks. Great skywatch photo. PappyI just love Hawks. Great skywatch photo. PappyPappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118854996343714131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-42520225784981534052008-10-09T14:59:00.000-07:002008-10-09T14:59:00.000-07:00how neat to see all of them flying like that!how neat to see all of them flying like that!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534904024320623895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-35077704004205789412008-10-09T14:07:00.000-07:002008-10-09T14:07:00.000-07:00That's alot of photos but I totally understand how...That's alot of photos but I totally understand how that could happen in the excitement. ;-)<BR/>Happy Sky Watch!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-75541383475899091692008-10-09T13:30:00.000-07:002008-10-09T13:30:00.000-07:00The hawks against that bright, blue sky are wonder...The hawks against that bright, blue sky are wonderful.bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658103343742852411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-39843609825744701462008-10-09T13:25:00.000-07:002008-10-09T13:25:00.000-07:00Excellent photos. Thank you for joining SWF. Have ...Excellent photos. Thank you for joining SWF. Have a nice weekend :-)Ivar Østtunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576521263828817036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-30583182338535267482008-10-09T13:16:00.000-07:002008-10-09T13:16:00.000-07:00Great photos. Love the shots of the birds. The col...Great photos. Love the shots of the birds. The colors are wonderful.Coloradoladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312809532968928183noreply@blogger.com