In the week after the whirlwind events of June 11 the activities of the Kaiser Red-tail family seemed to settle down to the hawklets being brought food about 3 times a day or spending time perched on favorite spots, usually on the main hospital building or at a nearby tree. The 3 siblings seem to be venturing outside the Vermont/Normandie/Pacific Coast Highway triangle of the main hospital campus; they've been spotted on the Normandie buildings across the street and I've seen one fly over to Harbor Park, a rich source of food. They still don't appear to be able to hunt on their own yet and Mom is looking, well, increasingly frazzled...There hasn't been a definite sighting of Dad for about 2 weeks; he seems to be like a ghost on the periphery. Friends are jokingly calling him a "deadbeat" or "just another typical guy"...
On the following day, June 19, I spot Mom perched at one of her favorite spots. Here she's meticulously cleaning her feathers and displaying her classic "red tail". You can see what's called the "subterminal band" near the tips of her tail, an almost-always present feature of the R/Ts...
On the following day, June 19, I spot Mom perched at one of her favorite spots. Here she's meticulously cleaning her feathers and displaying her classic "red tail". You can see what's called the "subterminal band" near the tips of her tail, an almost-always present feature of the R/Ts...
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