BGuthrie Photos: MD -- Rock Creek Regional Park -- Meadowside Nature Center

MD -- Rock Creek Regional Park -- Meadowside Nature Center:

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[1] ROCMNC_050905_006.JPG	[2] ROCMNC_050905_011.JPG	[3] ROCMNC_050905_021.JPG
[4] ROCMNC_050905_044.JPG	[5] ROCMNC_050905_078.JPG	[6] ROCMNC_050905_085.JPG
[7] ROCMNC_050905_104.JPG	[8] ROCMNC_050905_115.JPG	[9] ROCMNC_050905_127.JPG
[10] ROCMNC_050905_128.JPG	[11] ROCMNC_050905_145.JPG	[12] ROCMNC_050905_161.JPG
[13] ROCMNC_050905_168.JPG	[14] ROCMNC_050905_170.JPG	[15] ROCMNC_051113_001.JPG
[16] ROCMNC_051113_018.JPG	[17] ROCMNC_051113_022.JPG	[18] ROCMNC_051113_025.JPG
[19] ROCMNC_051113_052.JPG	[20] ROCMNC_051113_062.JPG	[21] ROCMNC_051113_068.JPG
[22] ROCMNC_051113_073.JPG	[23] ROCMNC_051113_085.JPG	[24] ROCMNC_051113_105.JPG
[25] ROCMNC_051113_114.JPG	[26] ROCMNC_051113_142.JPG

Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. ROCMNC_050905_006.JPG: Red-Tailed Hawk (also known as Squealing Hawk, Red-tailed Buzzard, and Red Hawk): The Red-tailed Hawk is to be numbered among our most regal birds. The most common of our area's buteos, the Red-tailed Hawk can often be spotted surveying a woodland clearing from a high perch. Its diet consists of rodents and other small mammals (85%); although it will also eat grasshoppers, song birds, and game birds. The reddish brown coloring of the tail is one of the distinguishing characteristics.
2. ROCMNC_050905_021.JPG: Great Horned Owl: Seton described the Great Horned Owl like this: "...their untameable ferocity... their magnificent bearing, their objection to carrion and strictly carnivorous taste -- would make me rank these winged tigers amongst the most pronounced and savage of birds or prey." The Great Horned Owl is the largest of our common owls and is a predator of many large mammals as well as other birds. In November, the males start to set up territories and start to hoot in the early evening and pre-dawn hours.
3. ROCMNC_050905_085.JPG: Turkey Vulture: The Turkey Vulture is a common raptor in Montgomery County. Although it is categorized as a bird of prey, it eats carrion (dead, decaying flesh) and does not pursue live prey. Its scientific name "cathartes" is such an excellent description of the raptor as a cleanser of purifier of its environment. The Turkey Vulture's distinctive featherless red head and six foot wing span are obvious field identification marks. Although they are often mistaken for hawks when soaring, the underside of their wings are black and white when seen from the ground. The Turkey Vulture has been called "The Peace Eagle" because it does not hunt its food. Precious, our Turkey Vulture, was hit by a car on a county road and can not fly.
4. ROCMNC_050905_104.JPG: Bald Eagle: The Bald Eagle, official emblem of the United States since 1782, is the only eagle restricted to North America. Dark brown with a white head and tail, the derivation of the eagle's Latin name simply means "white head." The Bald Eagle is an opportunist that will steal fish from Ospreys, pick up dead animals from the ground or landfills, and catch its own dinner whether it is fish, ducks, or small mammals. The Eagle Protection Act of 1940 was the first official attempt to prevent the further depletion of the eagle population. More comprehensive protection ensued when placed on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species List in 1973. Our Bald Eagle, Orion, was injured in his first year when he attempted to "borrow" fish from an Alaskan fishing trawler and snagged his wing on a steel cable. After a year in a rehabilitation hospital, it was determined that he would never be able to fly well enough to hunt and will spend the rest of his life in captivity. Average life span is approximately 25 years.
5. ROCMNC_051113_018.JPG: Barred Owl: ??? Meet Sinbad, Meadowside Nature Center's Barred owl. The Barred owl is one of Montgomery County's medium to large owls. Its call is often interpreted as "Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you all?" Its habitat is dense woodland near water or wetlands. As with all of Meadowside Nature Center's birds of prey, Sinbad is permanently injured and can not be rehabilitated back into the wild. The loss of his left eye, as well as much of his sight in his remaining eye occurred from head trauma caused by being hit by a car (a common cause of death among raptors).
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