Birds of Prey at State Park
While Aviane walked around the room with her owl, her younger brother Wolfie brought in a kestrel, sometimes called a sparrow hawk. The kestrel is the smallest North American falcon and the most common. My finger couldn't stop; it just kept clicking away on my camera.
The last bird of prey to enter the room was a magnificent red-tailed hawk perched on Robb Herbst's arm. He (the hawk) wasn't bothered at all by cameras flashing. Neither was Herbst. I was fascinated by this incredible bird.
While in my kayak a few months ago I snapped about 50 pictures of a red-tailed hawk dining on a snake on the lake's shore. Herbst's hawk had a large bill with yellow. Mine had the large bill, but no yellow. Maybe mine was a female.
Master Falconer Robb Herbst is Director of Education for Friends of Philpott, Inc. For more information on Friends of Philpott and Philpott Lake, go to www.friendsofphilpott.com.
Labels: barn owl, birds of prey, kestrel, Philpott Lake, red-tailed hawk, Robb Herbst, Smith Mountain Lake State Park
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