dirkwiggler99's blog post - Birds of prey

Friday, September 21, 2012, 12:50:53 AM
I love raptors. Hawks, falcons, owls, all of them.... I always have, they fascinate me. Bald Eagles were reintroduced to our area about a decade ago and we now have a few that hunt fish in the lakes around our home. I hope to catch a picture of one someday.

Hawks are all over the place and I see them frequently. Today while at work as I was walking to my truck I heard a one of them being quite vocal and close by smile, just as with airplanes and helicopters etc, I had to look up for it... always do. It was a beautiful clear day and the hawk was soaring and screeching right overhead, the sunlight coming through the feathers made the bird glow, it was beautiful. I took a pic with my phone that doesn't begin to do it justice but wanted to share it with yall anyway, wish I had my camera then maybe the hawk would be more than a dot...lol. Take care folks smile

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spicy_purr on 21-Sep-12 3:02:39
i miss watching the wedge tailed eagles cruise the thermals in aussie, nice pic my friend

Northern Star on 21-Sep-12 3:30:02
I have an eagle living in a tree top in the field behind my house..one of these days Im gunna get his pic! lol with my camera it will be a spec too!

seshat on 21-Sep-12 7:18:08
I'm with you, I love birds of prey too. Taking pictures of them is more than tricky though, lol.

RoxanneS on 26-Sep-12 12:35:38
That bird might be a speck, but this is still a great picture. Makes me want to swim in the sky.