WEST SEATTLE BIRDS: More views of our winged neighbors

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It’s a bit blustery out today so you might not be going out on that neighborhood-nature walk. No worries – photos we’ve received will bring the wildlife to you! The photos above and below are from Mark MacDonald -above, a Bushtit; below, a Towhee:

Next, the local Golden Pheasant made an appearance in Matt S‘s Charlestown Hill yard:

Kyle Riley in Seaview sent this view he identified as a Red-Tailed Hawk:

Lura Ercolano photographed this Great Blue Heron:

From Brian Michel – you’ll recognize this species:

And Barry J. White shared this video of hummingbirds in a white pine near their home:

(Yes, we asked, and Barry assures us the drone was only used for views of the tree AFTER the nesting babies were gone.)

Thanks to everyone who’s sharing what they’re seeing!

waikikigirl April 25, 2020 (2:22 pm)

How lucky to capture the sight of those nesting Hummingbirds! I am jealous but in a good way!

RJB April 25, 2020 (3:51 pm)

Awesome photos! The pheasant is amazing!

TWST April 25, 2020 (5:00 pm)

Beautiful, and that heron is cool, thanks for sharing.

West Seattle since 1979 April 25, 2020 (9:08 pm)

Beautiful birds!

Birder April 25, 2020 (5:32 pm)

Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk. Not a Red Tail. Notice the very streaky breast feathers and the golden eyes, also notice the eye placement; it’sdifferent on these raptors. The talons on a Cooper’s also differ; they tend to be longer and thinner as opposed to stocky and thick. We have several juvenile Cooper’s Hawks in West Seattle. And I have spent quite a bit of time with them in my yard in the last three years up close and personal. First image is a juvenile Cooper’s from Cornell lab of ornithology. And while we do have a red tails, one that I’ve sometimes seen around the Jacobsen Hill and ravine, this image from poster is not one of them.Red Tail courtesy of the Cornell lab of ornithology: