Image
Multi-purpose Instrument
August 5, 2012To an oceanographer, this is an ocean buoy, but for a Cooper’s hawk, it’s an ideal hunting perch. The buoys, called ocean reference stations, spend months at sea equipped with air- and water-monitoring instruments used to track and predict changes in climate and weather. When the buoys are back at WHOI for maintenance, they are stored near a wooded area popular with birds of prey. “The hawk has been around for more than a year and has been chasing away red-tailed hawks and ospreys,” said WHOI engineer Paul Bouchard, who keeps an eye on the local bird scene using the Woods Hole Osprey Cam.
(Photo by Paul Bouchard, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Image and Visual Licensing
WHOI copyright digital assets (stills and video) contained on this website can be licensed for non-commercial use upon request and approval. Please contact WHOI Digital Assets at images@whoi.edu or (508) 289-2647.