Hawks

I always have my eye out for wildlife when I am at the office.

hawks, office, scaffolding, consruction, wet landsSometimes I see hawks roosting on the sign for our building, but last week I saw two of them roosting on the scaffolding of a building across the street.

hawks, office, scaffolding, consruction, wet landsThey have a nice high perch there to keep an eye out for prey.

hawks, office, scaffolding, consruction, wet landsThe hawks have a good hunting ground near our office as we have a lot of landscaping and also a preserved wetland area near the building.

black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), wetlands, office, preserved wetlands, rabbit, hareThere are some black-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus californicus) that live in the wetlands. Hopefully the hawks do not get all of them.

Red Tailed Hawk, red tail feathers, tail endThere are also some red tailed hawks in the area, but I have not seen any at the office yet. This was at our old office a couple blocks away.

I like walking up to the entrance of the building in the mornings as we often hear birds welcoming us to a new day of work with their songs.

Steven

 

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Watching Sumo at Home

I usually only get to see Sumo on TV when I travel to Japan. However, I stumbled across a Sumo competition on TV tonight.

sumo, sports california, japan, sportsI found the program on Sports California. I was really surprised to see it.

sumo, sports california, japan, sportsIt looks like it may be a recurring event on Fight Sports, so I may be able to watch Sumo occasionally.

Look at the size of these two wrestlers. They both are over six feet tall and weigh over 400 pounds.

sumo, sports california, japan, sportsHere they are set for battle.

sumo, sports california, japan, sportsThey are quick off the mark, and even show a blur of movement in this picture.

sumo, sports california, japan, sportsThe fight is usually over soon as one of them will get knocked out of the ring fairly quick.

I will have to watch for the next showing. Sumo is an interesting sport to watch with all of the ritual that takes place.

Steven

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