Seen this morning with Katherine and Sam…
Katherine’s eagle (or, hawk!) eye spotted a Red-tailed Hawk flying up from the field we were walking along. I followed the hawk to a light pole where it preened briefly before flying down into the field again. I hurried back over, hoping that it had caught something and that I’d get a photo.
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I saw the hawk spread its wings in a very confident manner…
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The hawk took its breakfast to a nearby wall to enjoy it in peace. I followed to get shots of it eating. (Hmm, what does that say about me?)
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I wasn’t the only one who noticed the hawk …an American Crow landed on the wall near the hawk. Casually, the crow edged ever closer to the hawk and its breakfast.
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“Hey, buddy? What happened to your neck??”
“I’m molting. Mind your own business.”
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“Nobody talks to me like that! Get outa here!”
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“I’m a crow. We do want we want, go where we want.”
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“Is that so?”
“Sh*t!”
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“And as for you, camera lady…!”
That hawk flew about ten feet (maybe less!) directly over my head! Yikes. I left it preening back on its original light pole.