May 29, 2012 Redtailed hawk chicks with their mother on the nest. The two chicks seem to be having a conversation here

May 29, 2012 Redtailed hawk chicks with their mother on the nest All three are in this shot..blurry but always a thrill to see them together

May 29, 2012 Redtailed hawk chicks with their mother on the nest Mom watches as one of hthe daredevils walks the edge of the nest

May 29, 2012 Redtailed hawk chicks with their mother on the nest "Geeze..it's a long way down there!

I now can actually see the babies from the ground....barely. The nest is getting fuller by the day May 29, 2012 Redtailed hawk chicks with their mother on the nest

A nice view of both the chicks as they sun themselves on the nest with mom May 29, 2012 Redtailed hawk chicks with their mother on the nest

What I wouldn't give for these photos to be crystal clear!!!!! What a cute shot of the 3 of them May 29, 2012 Redtailed hawk chicks with their mother on the nest

May 29, 2012 Redtailed hawk chicks with their mother on the nest

The chicks erupt with beating of wings together!! Its quite the sight to see through the lens May 29, 2012 Redtailed hawk chicks with their mother on the nest

Another.."I wish these were not blurry" shot. I lvoe this of the 2 chicks. Mom had just flown off the nest and were watching where she went. May 29, 2012 Redtailed hawk chicks with their mother on the nest

Watching mom as she flys away May 29, 2012 Redtailed hawk chicks with their mother on the nest

May 29, 2012 Redtailed hawk chicks with their mother on the nest

PHOTO 1 OF SERIES OF 4 - CROW ATTACKING OUR REDTAILED HAWK PARENT The sky is very glary today but made for dramatic black and white silhouettes The crows have been relentlessly ganging up on the hawks and their nest and literally wearing the parents out. I can't believe how brazen the crows are and how the hawks rarely attack them other then to chase them off and screech at the top of their lungs to chase them from the babies.

PHOTO 2 OF SERIES OF 4 - CROW ATTACKING OUR REDTAILED HAWK PARENT The sky is very glary today but made for dramatic black and white silhouettes The crows have been relentlessly ganging up on the hawks and their nest and literally wearing the parents out. I can't believe how brazen the crows are and how the hawks rarely attack them other then to chase them off and screech at the top of their lungs to chase them from the babies.

PHOTO 3 OF SERIES OF 4 - CROW ATTACKING OUR REDTAILED HAWK PARENT The sky is very glary today but made for dramatic black and white silhouettes The crows have been relentlessly ganging up on the hawks and their nest and literally wearing the parents out. I can't believe how brazen the crows are and how the hawks rarely attack them other then to chase them off and screech at the top of their lungs to chase them from the babies.

PHOTO 4 OF SERIES OF 4 - CROW ATTACKING OUR REDTAILED HAWK PARENT The sky is very glary today but made for dramatic black and white silhouettes The crows have been relentlessly ganging up on the hawks and their nest and literally wearing the parents out. I can't believe how brazen the crows are and how the hawks rarely attack them other then to chase them off and screech at the top of their lungs to chase them from the babies.

May 26 2012 ONe of the parents returning to the nest which is just below the frame

May 26 2012 ONe of the parents returning to the nest which is just below the frame

May 26,2012 Mother tearing apart rodent for baby to eat. You can see the baby's white head right under moms

May 25, 2012 - I SPOTTED A SECOND CHICK SITTING BY THE BRAVE ONE...YAY!!

May 25, 2012 - CHICKS WAITING FOR MOM AND DAD AND FOOD!

May 25, 2012

May 25, 2012

May 25, 2012 A SERIES OF PHOTOS OF ONE OF THE CHICKS EXERCISING HIS WINGS ON TH VERY EDGE OF THE NEST

May 25, 2012 A SERIES OF PHOTOS OF ONE OF THE CHICKS EXERCISING HIS WINGS ON TH VERY EDGE OF THE NEST

May 25, 2012 A SERIES OF PHOTOS OF ONE OF THE CHICKS EXERCISING HIS WINGS ON TH VERY EDGE OF THE NEST

May 25, 2012 A SERIES OF PHOTOS OF ONE OF THE CHICKS EXERCISING HIS WINGS ON TH VERY EDGE OF THE NEST

May 23, 2012 The chicks are starting to turn brown in just the past few days. My babies are growing real feathers!!!!!

May 23, 2012 The chicks are starting to turn brown in just the past few days. My babies are growing real feathers!!!!!

May 23, 2012 The chicks are starting to turn brown and look at that surly scowl!! Looking so majestic for such a vulnerable thing

May 23, 2012 This baby is moving from the left side of the nest to the right...you can really get a good view of the underside of his wing. I thought for a moment one of the parents was in there he is getting so brown

May 23, 2012 The chicks do a lot of standing on the edge of the nest looking for mom and dad.....who are away from the nest for much longer blocks of time now. I saw them hunting together today.