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09-JAN-2019 LynnH

Hawk Migration

Sugar Land, Texas

A drive-by shot. The hawk had a sparrow. The Vultures were trying to take it. I didn't have my DSLR, and this is cropped.
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Each winter, we get thousands of hawks from the north. Joke is that every fence post has a hawk... it's almost true.
Migrating raptors can be seen almost anywhere in North America, but certain sites along the shorelines of the Great Lakes,
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico are places where hawks concentrate in significant numbers.
These congregations are due to negative 'barriers', such as large bodies of water that hawks are reluctant to cross over.

Broad-winged hawks and many other hawks, falcons and kites — collectively called raptors — come our way from breeding grounds in the eastern half of North America.
They follow the Mississippi Valley down to the Louisiana coast, then take a sharp westward turn toward Texas and follow the coastline until they get to Galveston Bay.






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Keith O'Brien20-Jan-2019 21:21
Nice one :-) V
larose forest photos12-Jan-2019 21:03
Wow, this is really interesting. Lucky you, because you obviously see a great variety or faptors. V
John Vass12-Jan-2019 09:02
Interesting info. We have a area up here that hawk numbers spike because of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. We have a lot of raptors year round!
Brenda12-Jan-2019 00:20
What a beautiful hawk! Great capture! V
carol j. phipps11-Jan-2019 23:21
You captured the event! Good eye.
Yvonne11-Jan-2019 10:16
A very interesting story to accompany your fabulous
drive-by shot Lynn! v
Julie Oldfield11-Jan-2019 03:24
Very interesting information. An amazing sight for sure. V
Frank Brault11-Jan-2019 02:21
I wonder how the story ended. A terrific capture. V
Dennis Hoyne11-Jan-2019 01:41
Nice! Such a treat to find these around your yard.
Helen Betts11-Jan-2019 00:11
Great capture, and very interesting information. V.
Don Mottershead10-Jan-2019 20:14
Interesting image and comments. Looks like the hawk won.
Nick Paoni10-Jan-2019 19:56
Nice shot of this natural drama.
globalgadabout10-Jan-2019 19:51
intriguing standoff in progress here...lots of hawks on fence posts around the periphery of Vancouver too....stop you car for a photo though, and they take off very quickly..
Ray :)10-Jan-2019 19:10
Good to see. In my area, the most common raptors are Red Kites, Buzzards and Kestrels. They seem to be here all year round and yes, smaller birds often fall victim to them.