Hawk

This accosting bird at Riverview Park in Carson City made quite a squawk Wednesday morning to get to the hawk to move. Click on each photo to enlarge.

Clearly not doves, these two hawks were seen roosting on the steeple of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Carson City.

Since the first Thanksgiving feast held 400 years ago, the turkey has served as an enduring icon of one of America's most beloved holidays.

Appearing as a plump, grandly plumed image on everything from collectible trinkets to practical place settings these days, the tom turkey has long symbolized the blessing of bounty celebrated by Americans each Thanksgiving Day.

Soldiers with the Nevada Army Guard's G Company, 2/238th Aviation Unit returned home recently after a tour in Afghanistan.

We have a new skateboard shop here in the village, and a few of our finest teens hang out there to swap stories and Tony Hawk trading cards. Today, as I was passing by, one of them shouted, "Mark Twain!"

So I pulled on my mask and wandered over, bearing in mind that these kids have already had to endure the aftermath of 9-11, the 2008 recession and a pandemic.

Red Tail Hawk with a Saturday morning catch at Carson City's Silver Saddle Ranch.

The Rotary Club of Carson City’s weekly meeting will feature guest speaker Dr. Johnathan David Hawk, the Chief Operations Officer at the Nevada State High School. The public is invited to attend the online meeting which takes place Tuesday, September 1st, at noon.

The Rotary Club of Carson City’s weekly meeting will feature guest speaker Dr. Johnathan David Hawk, the Chief Operations Officer at the Nevada State High School. The public is invited to attend the online meeting which takes place Tuesday, September 1st, at noon.

A Northern Harrier Hawk perched in morning light.

A Northern Harrier Hawk allowed local photographer and Carson Now reader Edward Howell a chance to get a great series of close-ups at Buzzy's Ranch.

A Red Tail Hawk is buzzed by a Great Northern Harrier at The Silver Saddle Ranch.

A young Northern Harrier Hawk takes flight in the morning light Tuesday.

A Red Tail Hawk does a flyover and moves in for a closer look.

A Red Tail Mother Hawk and her 2 babies at Washoe Lake State Park.

A red Tail Hawk moves in slow toward the camera Saturday morning at Silver Saddle Ranch.

A Red Tail Hawk in the morning over Buzzy's Ranch.

A Red Tail Hawk landing in the cottonwoods along the Carson River.

A Harrier Hawk soars over Silver Saddle Ranch in the morning light.

Writer, humorist and environmentalist Michael Branch will discuss his works this Tuesday, Jan. 14 at the Nevada State Library and Archives in Carson City as part of its Brown Bag luncheon series. Branch is the author of several published books, one of which is the Pulitzer-Prize nominated John Muir’s Last Journey: South to the Amazon and East to Africa.

STATELINE — Mont Bleu, a resort that has gone by three names and had five owners in 41 years, is playing a central role in the future of the South Lake Tahoe gaming market.

Eldorado Resorts CEO Thomas Reeg said the Reno-based company will need to sell at least one of the three casinos it will own in Tahoe once a $17.3 billion merger/buyout of Caesars Entertainment is completed early next year.

YERINGTON — Celebrate the one year anniversary of the Walker River State Recreation Area grand opening with a day full of fun, games, and educational activities. The staff at Walker River would like to thank everyone who has come out to the park this past year and look forward to many great years to come!

According to a Dayton State Parks spokesperson, a Tarantula Hawk, an insect with the second most painful sting on earth, was spotted near Rock Point Mill.

A male Harrier Hawk buzzing a coyote early Friday morning near Silver Saddle Ranch in Carson City.

CARSON CITY — A field of wildflowers is one of the most inspiring scenes you can experience in nature, and springtime in Nevada offers an abundance of opportunities to enjoy these blossoming treasures.

A greater variety of birds of prey can be seen this time of year in the Carson City area, including the Cooper's Hawk, a diminutive cousin to the larger Red Tail Hawk.

An unidentified hawk enjoyed its breakfast Saturday morning at Centennial Park in East Carson City.

On Tuesday afternoon, a meal was shared in a field in west Carson City between a coyote pack, a flock of magpies, a sneaky crow, and an antsy red tailed hawk. All enjoyed the snowy lunch — except maybe the rabbit.

Walking back to my car after shooting the full moon late Friday afternoon, a red tail hawk roosted on a power pole directly in front of me. I think the bird of prey was more curious about the camera than me.

A hawk was perched in a tree just off Ormsby Blvd, surveying the fields of the former Anderson Ranch and waiting for breakfast to emerge in spite of the cold air trapped by a cloud inversion that has continued to blanket the Carson City area.