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Science teacher and nature lover. Avid birder and have had the chance to do Entomology research for two semesters at OSU.
Columbus, Ohio USA
Sign In to followThanks! They are very cool to watch.
Thanks! He was very cooperative.
Added 2 more photos to this in order to show the "stretching" behavior. Stretching left in photo 3 and right in photo 4. Does anyone have a guess as to why a hawk would behave this way? It seemed like a human stretching after a workout, but could also maybe be drying the wings?
Thanks! I love seeing them, but this is the first time I've ever been able to get a photo. It was raining and dark - so not great pictures; but, still very exciting!
Thanks, Ashley! I posted it in another group and they said definitely Black-Bellied Plover.
Species name given to me from bugguide.net
I think it's a Flea Beetle, Disonycha sp., maybe Disonycha glabrata?
haha! oops, same time.