Hawk Liftoff

alandrapal - Feb 28, 2008 12:10 AM EDT
thanks for the nice comments, Karen, always appreciated. Smiled about your way of getting the hawk there to leave. I did tell this guy/gal that he was "bad" onetime when he was up on the wire there, and he did fly right away, but he came back the next day : )

Karen Moen - Feb 27, 2008 11:55 PM EDT
Great action shot! The downward wings and the fanned tail feathers are lovely. Hope he doesn't catch one of your birds or squirrel friends. I went out to the patio and told the hawk that it wasn't allowed to hunt there. It took one look at me and flew away and I haven't seen it since.

alandrapal - Feb 27, 2008 05:11 AM EDT
thanks very much, Carol, Alex and Jas for such nice comments. This fella comes by here each day and dives right into the various shrubs after the poor little birds, then he struts around on the lawn beneath the shrubbery, still hoping to catch one of them. So far I haven't seen him get anything.

Jas - Feb 26, 2008 02:29 PM EDT
Lovely tail feather detail! You were in the right place at the right time - great shot.

shutterbug - Feb 26, 2008 06:14 AM EDT
I like the detail of the feathers in this one, very pretty Hawk! Carol

whittler113 - Feb 26, 2008 05:24 AM EDT
WOW!! what a beauty,great shot.

alandrapal - Feb 26, 2008 04:44 AM EDT
thankyou Janice, was hoping to get a shot like this, but wish he'd been a bit closer. will keep trying : ) Love the look of concentration on his face.

sparkle1103 - Feb 25, 2008 11:06 PM EDT
What a great shot. I love the way the feathers are every which way.