Beak and claw and piercing glare,
seeing through bushes to the quaking heart of lunch.
I should hate your blue-grey beauty;
I should despise your ochre razors, sharpened for the grab.
But . . .
Oh, you are lovely, at attention on my ragged fence.
I am in awe–a true fan as you scan my little friends to pick off the weak.
IT’S REALLY HARD TO KEEP UP A THREATENING PERSONA WHEN THIS STUPID WIND MESSES WITH MY STYLE!!!
A p r o n h e a d -- Lilly Green 
Some folks hold to the concept of Nature as a gentle benevolence. Alas! It’s very often “eat or be eaten.”
In this fallen world, that is it. I often wonder what this fella would have been like as a friend. 🙂
Great pictures. Sad story, but true.
I still like them.:)
Great pictures!!!
I was happy to be ready with the right settings to catch him. Fun stuff!
Love the photos. You must have ruffled his feathers in the last one.
The desert wind does that for me. It was an entertaining capture, though.
These are really good pictures. It’s a treat to look at them.
Fun to make the capture.
There seems to be a lot of that going around. Love your ending!
I saw a rare peregrine falcon the other day. I never have a camera with me for those occasions. Love these pics!
Thanks. I carry my little one with me all the time. Prepared. 🙂 These shots, though, are through my window. As I work at my computer, I keep the only window I clean ready as a view on the wild world.
HA ha Love the predator with his feathers all ruffled. A bit sensitive to criticism, perhaps?? 🙂
Maybe. 🙂 Though who would dare?
Love this!
Thanks. Great visitor!
Oh is he a handsome menace! Amazing shots and i’m so glad you have the one clean window! 🙂
🙂 Priorities.
I am imagining all the crazy searches that will bring people to your site. :O Very nice photos. Our Cooper’s haven’t been too consistent yet. There really is a difference in hunting styles between the young and adult. The adult is something to fear.
They do have a spooky look.
Great pictures, he definitely looks fed up in the last one!
🙂
I love the last one, it makes him look really tough, rugged and mad. What type of hawk is this? I don’t believe I have seen one in our area unless they are the blue ones that strike down the little birds in flight and then devour them.
Cooper’s Hawk. Some are blue cast, like this one; others are more brown (younger).
“He” is gorgeous. Is he a type of falcon? Love his stately personality that is obviously so him
Your blog really is beautiful, I could comment on every post I have read but suffice it to say you pending your life time opening up “: like” emails. I can tell you have much better things to do iwth your time,
One more let me thank you for the follow over from Jules blog to mine and your nice comments
~ BB
In the same family. He’s a Coopers Hawk. It was horrible last spring when he actually was killing one of my blackbirds in my yard. The poor screaming bird. Yikes! But at the same time, I love him–so beautiful and proud!
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Reblogged this on A p r o n h e a d — Lilly and commented:
———–recycled post from work in honor of another hawk who came to call yesterday.
Oh that is a shame, he looks too pretty to be a predator–but that’s what we say about the human ones too….
I love them–even though they may get a bird here or there. They are amazing critters.
How lucky to have this beautiful creature right at your back yard!
We get quite a few frequenting our bird deli. 🙂
Amazing photos. I’m surprised he hung around so long to let you capture him.
They are very bold. I used to take the pics from my window, but I found that if I walked outside slowly I could approach them and get quite close.
Mmm, I’m envious. I don’t often get to see hawks so close to the ground.
Hope to see more of him.