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Pictures from the People: Meet Signal Hill’s ‘rooster’ and other friendly fowls

bySignal Tribune
June 26, 2023
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Crystal Pommet captured this photo of what she calls “The Signal Hill Rooster, aka Stanley, aka Kevin, aka Kevin Stanley” in her neighborhood. Stanley is seen walking up a driveway in Signal Hill, perhaps to visit some friends for dinner. (Courtesy of Crystal Pommet)
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Our Signal Tribune readers continue to surprise us with their photo entries and the entertaining, heartwarming stories behind them. 

Over the past week, we received photos of hummingbirds, hawks and other birds from a Signal Hill couple whose condo gets a great view of wildlife in the mountains behind them. William and Donna Holtz were able to identify each bird through the city’s common birds gallery, and received an unexpected surprise from a large red-tailed hawk. 

William and Donna Holtz were visited by this red-tailed hawk, who thanked them for their hospitality by using their patio and a restroom. William wrote to the Signal Tribune, “Yes, we saw the whole thing and I got to clean it up after he majestically flew away, red tail splayed out.”
This kestral falcon sat watching hikers and explorers on the Signal Hill Petroleum’s walking trails and was spotted by William and Donna Holtz. The stunning colors make it one of the couple’s favorite birds to find.
This stoic looking hawk is perched near one of Signal Hill Petroleum’s tanks keeping a watchful eye on his surroundings. (Courtesy of William and Donna Holtz)
William and Donna Holtz saw this bird on their deck patiently waiting for his closeup. The couple used the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department’s common birds gallery to find the species of their new friend—a California towhee.

The Holtz’s were not the only residents who spotted large hawks proudly perching on light poles, wires and homes. Alicia Hill saw a spying Cooper’s hawk hiding in a Signal Hill tree and Crystal Pommet caught two hawks duking it out mid-flight in her neighborhood. 

Signal Hill resident Alicia Hill spotted this spying Cooper’s hawk in her neighborhood.
Crystal Pommet caught this hawk-on-hawk altercation on-camera, but kept a safe distance from the flying talons. (Courtesy of Crystal Pommet)
A hawk belts out a war cry from the top of a home, perhaps following an intense altercation with a fellow neighborhood hawk, previously photographed. (Courtesy of Crystal Pommet)

While large hawks fighting overhead are hard to ignore, Crystal Pommet doubled down on her unique photo entries with “the Signal Hill rooster” Stanley. Hearts were warmed by images of a sleepy peacock, somehow named as a rooster, making its way around town. We will happily accept more photos of Stanley if our readers happen to make his acquaintance. 

Crystal Pommet captured this photo of what she calls “The Signal Hill Rooster, aka Stanley, aka Kevin, aka Kevin Stanley” in her neighborhood.
Stanley ponders his sense of self as he catches his reflection while walking through Signal Hill. (Courtesy of Crystal Pommet)

There’s still a week left to send in bird photo entries and join our community of budding photographers. Please send entries or photo prompt ideas via email to Newspaper@SignalTribune.com or to our Instagram @SignalTribune, including your name and information about your photo. 

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  1. KEVIN!!! he has been missing from our neighborhood for a month now. Terminal and Wilton St. He has nested at the community hospital for over 3 yrs now. We all thought he had been ate by coyotes or hit by a car. Our son named him Kevin after the Snipe in the Disney movie “Up”

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