After a disappointing spring in terms of warbler sightings (something I look forward to every year), it became a remarkable time for baby bird sightings!
In my neighborhood there are three main places where I go to photograph wildlife. They are all in a row: an English college; a cemetery; and a French college.
In a tall conifer on the front lawn of the first college, a pair of Merlins raised a family of four chicks; in a large maple tree in the cemetery, a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks raised three chicks; and on the beautiful façade of the second college's main building, five Raven chicks were raised.
These created wonderful opportunities to photograph and watch the development of these beautiful (and vocal!) young birds.
MERLINS
Mother on the nest with her chicks
Three of the chicks still sporting some of their downy feathers
Out of the nest for a short foray to another branch
A young Merlin trying out his wings
RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS
Mother
Father
Two of the young hawks
RAVENS
The mother is in the middle
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