Fledgling has perfected it's stare!

Also notice it's making a fist.

This red-shouldered hawk that flew over to warn me off also made a fist at me.

The red-shouldered hawk that attacked me a bunch of times would also land on a branch near me and make a fist which it seemed to be shaking at me.

Do birds make angry fists to shake at who ever they are made at while they stare them down? It sure does feel like they do but maybe it's some other behavior?

 

Walk left me feeling melancholy

It started off very nice seeing a bunch of birds. All regulars I was hoping to see.

Norther Flicker

Barn Owl

Female Belted

Then I walked up to a lake I haven't been to in a few weeks and to my surprise there was a very handsome male Kingfisher.

He was catching fish sitting in spots that were easy to see him. Then he flew off. I headed toward home also in the direction he flew off in hoping I might see him at one of the other two lakes I would pass.

At the 2nd lake there was a Great Egret looking very photogenic.

While taking photos of the egret there were a couple of Red-shouldered Hawks making a ruckus and flying into low bushes.

I just managed to get a blurry picture.

It was making a lot of noises so I moved to where I could get a better view and saw the hawk covering something up.

To my surprise it had taken a Belted Kingfisher which I suspect was the one I had seen earlier.

While I know the hawk needs to eat just like the kingfisher catching fish it still made me feel a bit sad at the moment then faded into a lingering melancholy.

On the way out I saw another regular (10) Great Horned Owl hidden in one of it's regular spots keeping a close eye on everything.

Still so amazed and happy to have Golden Gate Park for these amazing walks and experiences.

Walk in the park

 Here are pictures from yesterdays walk in the Golden Gate Park. They are in the order that I came across each.

I also met @woodynotallen just before the coyote snuck up behind us as we walked over to see the barn owl.

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Coyote

Red-shouldered Hawk

Barn Owl

Racoon

Great Horned Owls

Hard not to ❤️ an afternoon walk in GGP with so many nice creatures and people.