I spent yesterday afternoon (arriving just after noon and staying until 4 PM) at the NH Audubon migratory raptor observatory on Pack Monadnock in Peterborough. It was a slow day… seven raptors observed when I got there and fourteen for the day. The official report can be found here.
The day was blustery and cool (mid-40s) but with good layers including a windproof outer layer it was not bad at all.
Even with the weather, there was a good crowd gathered… six individuals including Henry, the official counter, were there when I arrived.
As with most of my visits, the birds were generally too far away for photography. I keep hoping for one of those days when the birds appear at eye-level a hundred feet or less away but it hasn’t happened this year… yet! The season still has a couple of weeks to go, so there is still hope!
I did manage to grab photos (both are heavily cropped; about a quarter of the frame is shown) of a red-tailed hawk in flight and a merlin that perched briefly on a dead tree.
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That’s it – two pix for all of that time? You really need to invest in a longer lens – about 600mm or so.
Also you are more efficient with the odes!
Good to see you last night – of course hunger may have clouded my thought process:)
Trust you made it home safe and sound.
Comment by Joe Kennedy — 25 October 2013 @ 11:40 AM