Comments on: Return of Pickleweed Red http://petej.com/blog/2007/12/04/pickleweed-red/ Fresh stories and photos of radio-control flying in Northern California. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:50:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dave http://petej.com/blog/2007/12/04/pickleweed-red/#comment-556 Dave Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:39:26 +0000 /blog/2007/12/04/pickleweed-red/#comment-556 Barely missed getting there in time! Gary got grilled by a Sunnyvale Fishwrap writer not long after that, and I don't know if anyone has seen the article yet. Gary and George celebrated by cleaning out The Tree a little more. Too bad Rick couldn't make it but I'm sure he'll see the photo (which is great!) Barely missed getting there in time! Gary got grilled by a Sunnyvale Fishwrap writer not long after that, and I don’t know if anyone has seen the article yet.

Gary and George celebrated by cleaning out The Tree a little more. Too bad Rick couldn’t make it but I’m sure he’ll see the photo (which is great!)

]]> By: Brian http://petej.com/blog/2007/12/04/pickleweed-red/#comment-547 Brian Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:08:57 +0000 /blog/2007/12/04/pickleweed-red/#comment-547 Pete, Looks like the frame rate of the camera is in sync with the bird's flapping. You only caught the wing in the down position! Great photos and love the expressions on Gary's face. Brian Pete,

Looks like the frame rate of the camera is in sync with the bird’s flapping. You only caught the wing in the down position!

Great photos and love the expressions on Gary’s face.

Brian

]]> By: Gary http://petej.com/blog/2007/12/04/pickleweed-red/#comment-541 Gary Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:20:14 +0000 /blog/2007/12/04/pickleweed-red/#comment-541 This whole thing starting with Red's alighting on the ground that night has been charmed, including this write up. Well done Pete! Gary This whole thing starting with Red’s alighting on the ground that night has been charmed, including this write up.

Well done Pete!

Gary

]]> By: Doug http://petej.com/blog/2007/12/04/pickleweed-red/#comment-536 Doug Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:15:39 +0000 /blog/2007/12/04/pickleweed-red/#comment-536 Great write up and images, Pete. I love Gary's delighted expression. Trudi explained that female Red Tailed Hawks are much less colofull than the males and in the winter the females are even less colorful. We see three of these birds regulary and now we know they must all be female. Trudi said they might be siblings because siblings do occasionally stay together as adults. Shortly after Pickleweed Red was released, another female red tailed hawk appeared to attack Pickleweed with her talons. Then they both flew off into another tree. The attack could have actually been friendly banter or a hawk style welcome home. It was remarkable how fast this all happened. The attacking hawk appeared within a couple of minutes of Pickleweeds release. It was a interesting show of beautiful birds. dt Great write up and images, Pete. I love Gary’s delighted expression.

Trudi explained that female Red Tailed Hawks are much less colofull than the males and in the winter the females are even less colorful.

We see three of these birds regulary and now we know they must all be female. Trudi said they might be siblings because siblings do occasionally stay together as adults.

Shortly after Pickleweed Red was released, another female red tailed hawk appeared to attack Pickleweed with her talons. Then they both flew off into another tree. The attack could have actually been friendly banter or a hawk style welcome home. It was remarkable how fast this all happened. The attacking hawk appeared within a couple of minutes of Pickleweeds release.

It was a interesting show of beautiful birds.

dt

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