Photographs and videos are copyrighted by Larry P. Ammann Equipment: Pentax K5, DA*300, 1.7AFA, Televue 85 All images and videos have been cropped for composition and down-sized for web viewing. Return to Bird Galleries Return to first page Return to previous page Go to next page A Tale of Three Nests Mom continues to bring more leafy branches to keep the nest fresh. It appears that sycamore leaves are the bedding of choice. After three weeks the chicks have lost most of their down and are beginning to look more like hawks. Mom brought a snake to the nest so the chicks could experience live prey. After both chicks held it, Mom took it back and fed it to them. These chicks are growing fast. Moving around in the nest is becoming more of a challenge. Go to next page