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.
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.
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.
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.
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”