Blue heron

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Blue heron flying over Goldwater Lake in Prescott Az

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Swainson’s hawk eating a mouse

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Swainson’s hawk eating a mouse or maybe a ground squirrel. These raptors are primarily insectivores but they will eat rodents and other small mammals.

Swainsons hawk nest building

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The Swainson’s hawk pair I’m watching in Prescott, Az are busy building their nest

Swainson’s hawks mating

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A pair of Swainson’s hawks mating. Yes, they do it in a tree. Shot in Prescott, Az

Western scrub jay

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A western scrub jay, in our front yard in Prescott, Az