SAN DIEGO BIRDING IN JANUARY - II

Now I am somewhat in limbo with using glasses for some things, and now driving without my glasses. Time will bring it all back into focus.

A week ago I went with friends to Hawk Watch in Ramona. It is a demonstration showing different hawks found in the area, and showing several of them flying. They also talked about the open space needed for these birds to survive.On display this time were 

two Red-tailed Hawks --

 a Harris Hawk -

 A Gyrfalcon-

and a Perigrine Falcon, the fastest falcon that hunts other birds and take them on the wing. It was almost extinct due to pesticide poisoning, but has made a remarkable comeback

It is a challenge to photograph the birds in a rather crowded area, but always fun. Some were only out to display the variety of hawks in the area,

while others did some flying for us.

SAN DIEGO BIRDING IN JANUARY I

My how time flies. It has already been two months plus since Phoebe joined the family. She has adjusted well and we are now getting help to   get her over her aggression toward other dogs. It is a slow process with first getting training in the usual obedience lessons.

December was full of family fun with both girls coming here to San Diego for Christmas. Then right after the first of the year I had cataract surgery on one eye. It is going well, and hopefully I can get the other eye done soon.

Before the surgery I went to La Jolla one morning to photograph the brown pelicans and other shore birds. Had a great time learning how good the upgrade in my equipment is. 

There were Sea Lions were right on the shore close to the wall,   

A Royal Tern

High Surf -

Pelicans flying high and low -

Heermann's Gulls were also about as well as Cormorants flying by with a purpose.

There were also pelicans in formations -