Week #32 Birds of Prey
This Red-shouldered Hawk and White-tailed Kite have been using the same perch to scan for prey and fill their bellies. The White-tailed Kite feasts on a California Vole it successfully hunted!
Read moreThis Red-shouldered Hawk and White-tailed Kite have been using the same perch to scan for prey and fill their bellies. The White-tailed Kite feasts on a California Vole it successfully hunted!
Read moreWatch these Turkey Vultures scavenge for food, drink some water, and bask in the sun!
Read moreA group of passing deer piques the interest of these coyotes on the Willits Bypass Mitigation Lands.
Read moreWatch this wide array of wildlife go about their lives on the Willits Bypass Mitigation Lands.
Read moreThese bears are roaming the valley in search of good food. They gorge themselves on acorns to put on a layer fat to help get through the cold months ahead.
Read moreRecently, a mountain lion was captured on one of the wildlife cameras! This is the first time a lion has been documented by project staff. Also, a Black-crowned Night Heron shares a watering hole with a raccoon, a pack of coyotes makes its way through a riparian corridor, and a family of river otters plays…
Read moreThis Red-tailed Hawk relaxing on a perch is interrupted by an annoying Raven.
Read moreEnjoy this video of recent wildlife footage on the Willits Mitigation Lands. There is a bull elk with a broken spike, probably by locking antlers with another bull. At the end, there is brief footage of a bear taking a swim!
Read moreWatch as this variety of birds forage and find shelter at a creek bed on the Willits Mitigation Lands. A common accipiter hawk takes a break and a Black Phoebe catches some insects.
Read moreThis fascinating pollinator uses its long proboscis to gather nectar from a colorful garden on the coast. video credit: Paullette Clark
Read moreA variety of wildlife travel down the shaded riparian corridors on the Willits Bypass Mitigation Lands.
Read moreEnjoy this footage of raccoons congregating at a popular scent station. You can also hear raccoons ‘chittering’ at the end of the video!
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