Look who came to dinner!
Yep, a Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). My husband and I were walking a trail in a conservation area, enjoying nature and taking photos with a
Hawk surveying the area
"Don't worry! Be happy!" suggested the hawk. He/she was certainly taking its own advice.
Red tail - proof that this is a red-tailed hawk
I am connecting to Stewart M's Wild Bird Wednesday HERE
57 comments:
Super photos Camera Girl. Last year there were plenty of hawks here. This year I never saw any.
Super, super, i like it....
Magnificent creature, and photos!
Mersad
Mersad Donko Photography
Nice pictures - and I do like that red tail.
We had a similar experience with a different predator last week - we were walking along a foot path when we realised that all the birds on one side of the path were alarm calling - a quick looking into the bushes revealed our first snake of the spring - rather a good sight I have to say!
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
Yep, a sure sign of a hawk around is when the smaller birds scatter and the squirrels begin to flatten themselves against a tree or the ground.
Wow. that was a piece of good fortune the hawk arriving like that and you didn't waste the photo opportunity. i guess like the small birds, it was there to eat too.
Beautiful shots of the Red tailed hawk! Have a great day!
LOVE him! :)
What a handsome bird. Your photos are so clear I can count the feathers.
Darla
WOW! What a find and wonderful shots of this beautiful Hawk
Wow! How did you get THAT close!?
Magnificent!
What a beautiful bird!
Wow, great captures!
//Scaniatjejen
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Great shots, you came much closer than I did when I spotted a hawk last week.
Beautiful photos of the hawk! I can always tell when there is a hawk nearby because all the squirrels and birds disappear from my back yard.
Awesome shots!
Fabulous captures....and wasn't it just wonderful to be walking with your husband???
such a beauty! i love their eyes and beaks!
Amazing detail in the feathers and the eyes!!!
Small birds are usually the best giveaway that a raptor is around. And it's always fun to see one.
Very nice photos. Last week here there was all of a sudden a tremendous flapping of wings as all the dove scattered from a nearby tree - all except for one. It and the Peregrine Falcon fell to the ground in a puff of flying feathers. And me with no camera nearby.
A Red Tailed Hawk is superb, that is the best I have seen so far.
Handsome Hawk Handles His own buffet... he is beautiful...
What's for dinner?
Wow! Great snap.
Such an incredibly handsome hawk indeed!! What wonderful eyes and your captures are superb as always! Love the red tail proof!!!
That hawk didn't mind posing for a wonderful series of portraits.
That first shot is fantastic! It should be in a birding magazine. :)
What beautiful, special captures!
Lindy
Fantastic images of a beautiful hawk...
Excellent captures of the Red-tailed Hawk. What a beauty.
Very impressive! I wouldn't have been something small and eatable in that neighbourhood.
A very handsome bird!
Incredible shots of this guy, EG!
What a truly beautiful photo! I saw an hawk in Kennesaw Park last summer and took its picture, but not as close as yours. Your lens is powerful.
Absolutely fabulous photos! How lucky to spot this magnificent bird.
Well, just look at that deceiving little cute face. Who would ever guess he/she was in search of a meal at the expense of the little birds who whoosed out of there. Lucky you to get close enough for such good shots.
Andrea @From the Sol
I am in total awe!!!
Fantastic shot. Your photo of the birds is magnificent. Gretings for you.
these shots are PERFECT!!!!!...:)JP
Just gorgeous and detailed pictures! I love the little bit of yellow around the base of the beak.
He is stunning! Your captures are awesome. Such wonderful detail. Looks like he even posed patiently for you!
What a gorgeous creature.
The feather pattern is amazing, and your photographs of him are truly beautiful.
Great close up shots.
I almost laughed at that first picture. The hawk has such a serious look on it's face.It's like he is telling everyone that he is the boss.:)
Splendid creature!
ALOHA from Honolulu
ComfortSpiral
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What a beauty, and your photos are grand!
Beautiful red tailed hawk! Wonderful photos! Yep, those pretty songbirds will dash away when they show up, won't they?:-)
Great captures of a beautiful bird!
He is a handsome but obviously scary fellow.
it is such a gorgeous bird. And you are lucky getting those great shots. :)
These were fabulous. How cool and exciting for you to have been able to photograph this fascinating and beautiful bird.
The hawk was checking out the buffet line. VERY nice photos!
Wowee! Great shots. Such detail. MB
Wow! You captured it well.
A great bird and great pictures.
Gorgeous shares of a gorgeous bird!!!
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