I have seen some red-tailed hawks aloft now and then, but my Coopers have been gone all summer. Not sure where they go.
I was thinking it would be so nice to get a picture of a hawk beside my neighbor’s pink roses while they are still in bloom; and wouldn’t you know, a huge one came calling. He planted himself not in the many shadows of my east yard, as the blue hour was upon us and only a portion of the yard was sunlit. He positioned himself in perfect sight of my window by the roses in the soft evening light.
I fired off a few shots, then gently opened the door and shot as I walked toward him. He was totally unintimidated by me and only flew off when our collie came running down the walk. I welcomed him, all the time saying, “Please don’t kill my birdies!”
The colour and background are very reminiscent of Audubon. The third one is wonderful!
Thanks. He was a fun capture!
Love the way he is looking at you in the 3rd pic. Almost as if he is enjoying being in the limelight. Great opportunity and I am quite jealous!
I was very tickled to capture him period, but against the roses, fun, fun!
Ammaaaaazing!
🙂 Thanks!
Those are absolutely stunning shots – What a great moment that must have been to see it up close like that! Such a beautiful bird!
~Andrea<3
Majestic. He was probably the biggest I’ve seen, too.
beautiful bird and photo!
Thanks!
Gorgeous photos. The first one is my favorite.
They are amazing birds! i was a happy camper!
A beauty and what wonderful captures! Those eyes are piercing!
And they are very bold.
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