Image Series Index

One of my wildlife groups holds a Wildlife Species Challenge in October. The challenge is to select one species seen each day in October, without duplicating entries during the month. Entries cannot be changed after the 3-day grace period to enter a species for that day.

Every now and then, I have the opportunity to get some good close-ups of the Cooper's Hawk in my backyard because it can be pretty brazen when hunting birds at the bird feeder. The Red-tailed Hawk, on the other hand, can be more elusive. Most of my photo opportunities have been of Red Tails in flight. Otherwise, they are very distant shots of a Red Tail high up in a tree some distance away.

The following images illustrate plants that can attract American Goldfinches to your backyard.