Darned Rain!

It’s been a few days that we’re getting heavy downpours which make it almost impossible to shoot pictures for reasons of dark skies lots of water and very few birds. When it rains hard the seeds from the feeders are simply wasted and lost! Very few birds venture out of their sheltered nests looking for food for the obvious reasons I don’t blame them at all!

However, despite the heavy rain I was very surprised yesterday to see two species that really made my day! They’re a Cooper’s Hawk and a Ruby-throted Hummingbird.

Of course these birds do not look their best since they’re actually dripping wet. I hope you like the shots.

10 thoughts on “Darned Rain!”

Mary Gilmartin on August 22, 2013 at 8:23 am said:

Great shots and their feathers somehow protect them from the rain. Yesterday morning the we had rain for 3 hours totaling 3-6 inches causing the streams and rivers to fill their banks.

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- avian101 on August 22, 2013 at 9:01 am said:
  
  Then I was right about the title of the post! Thanks for sharing Mary! 🙂
  
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novelwriter2013 on August 22, 2013 at 10:55 am said:

That hawk photo – magnificent!

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- avian101 on August 22, 2013 at 11:09 am said:
  
  Thank you so much Amy! 🙂
  
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bananabatman on August 22, 2013 at 5:10 pm said:

I love the shots of the Coopers Hawk HJ.

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- avian101 on August 22, 2013 at 5:22 pm said:
  
  Thanks David, I appreciate it! 🙂
  
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tootlepedal on August 22, 2013 at 6:22 pm said:

Lovely shot at the end of the post.

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- avian101 on August 22, 2013 at 6:39 pm said:
  
  Thanks Tom! 🙂
  
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beckarooney on August 24, 2013 at 6:45 am said:

I love the last photo, it looks like he is grumpy because his feathers are wet! 😉 x

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- avian101 on August 24, 2013 at 9:34 am said:
  
  These hawks always look grumpy! Thanks Becky! 🙂
  
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