On Thursday, (May 24th) I was outside with our dog Sandy for his morning constitutional. As per usual, I brought him over to the gravelly grass next to the driveway (in a most likely futile effort to discourage small furries from nesting in our car engines).
As I leaned against the car, waiting for him to be done, I noticed motion coming from the woods to the right of me. A split second later, a hawk flew low to the ground in front of us (probably about 50 feet away), then landed on a tree branch and looked down at us. I imagine his thoughts were thus -
"She's back! The lady with the camera is outside again! I don't think she got my good side last time, so I'll give her another shot... hahaha, get it? Another shot? Geez, too bad these humans don't understand hawk - I bet she'd laugh at that joke..."
I fired off about a dozen snaps, then turned to peek at Sandy. When I looked back at the branch two seconds later, the hawk had completely disappeared - no doubt insulted I'd dared to look away. Sorry Hawk, but thanks for the pictures!
EDITED TO ADD - while I don't have confirmation yet from the hawk experts over at Hawk Watch International, I'm fairly certain this gal/guy is a Broad-winged Hawk
EDITED AGAIN MAY 30th
I just got an email from one of the experts at Hawk Watch who said yes, definitely a Broad-winged. 😊
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Handsome hawk! So nice of the bird to give you another chance to get some photos. It probably figured you were just in awe of its magnificence. ;)
Yep, we have very considerate wildlife around here, @katrina-ariel! LOL! And honestly, I truly was. 😊
Beautiful animal! I wish the raptors I try to get on camera would pose as well, normally don't have that luck! :)
I do wonder sometimes, @pardinus, if the raptors (and other wildlife) aren't so much posing, as they are trying to figure what the heck I'm doing outside with my camera all the time... 😂
Hahaha a possible explanation too!
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Look at the bird!!! I have got to invest in a nice camera so I can go birding one day on the island. I noted the Roseatta Spoon Bills habe landed the other day, I saw a White Ibis with a giant shrimp in his mouth in in flight, and the skimmerz are skimming... For now I guess you'll have to be happy with the Hibiscus...
The big ass bumble bees have been bombing em all day today like it's a holiday or something
LOL! Jinx! Well, jinx of a sort, because I was just commenting on your post, then found your comment on mine! 😊
Yes, you better go grab a nice camera, because those are shots I'd love to see. Although given how nicely that hibiscus came out, I'd say you have something pretty decent already. 😊
Great photos, Traci! I love the detail! It's amazing that you got him to pose in the wild.
Thanks, Roger! And yes, the wildlife in our yard has been wicked nice to me. 😊
Wow he/she is beautiful, lovely when they allow you to take a few snaps before leaving @traciyork do you know what he/she is?
Similar size to our kite over here in South Africa, of which we have a few.
I'm not one hundred percent sure, @joanstewart, but I'm fairly certain this beauty is a Broad-winged hawk. And I've seen pictures of Kites - they are beautiful too!
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