This guy (gal?) was just parked off Gooseberry in the sun, head above water, looking around for the entire time I had him in view as I hiked, a solid 15 minutes.
Cooper's Hawk at Mass Audubon Allens Pond, right near the parking area. Spooked right as I started to move the camera. I moved behind the small amount of cover that was there, and saw the bird move in a bit closer, but it still wouldn't return to the kill while I was there. Got a shot by using my car as a blind.
Pretty quiet at Allen's Pond this afternoon. Only real excitement was a bold and apparently pissed-off Red-Winged Blackbird that kept diving at the Ospreys nesting in the marsh, which mostly shook it off like a teenager getting annoyed at a kid brother. (This is "mobbing", even though only a single small bird was involved, and is apparently especially common during breeding season.)
Construction continues on new West Port development in San Pedro (la.urbanize.city)
A half-year after breaking ground in San Pedro, signs of progress are appearing for the West Harbor development on the L.A. Waterfront.