A home on our street is for sale. I was driving by it a few minutes ago, and saw this beautiful majestic bird on the sign. A falcon? An eagle?
It is huge. I thought it would fly away when I went close to it. But it didn’t care. Just sat there checking the street out.
I posted the pictures on face book and T Mike Curly told me what it was. A red-tailed hawk. I did not know that hawks would be this large. He also sent me similar images, and they look exactly like this bird. Really really neat and grand.
What a beautiful hawk! Those eyes staring at you in the 2nd picture looks so intimidating.
Isn’t that the truth?! I just wanted to stay there and video his every movement.
He’s a beautiful, fat bird! How fortunate to see him sitting on the sign for long enough to get so many shots!
I know, right. He just kept staring at me. I am not going to say that I was not scared.
Yes — those talons are pretty intimidating, as are the eyes staring at you. But as long as you are still and not threatening him, he’ll probably just watch you. It’s pretty special to see a hawk so close!
We saw a bald eagle today.
oh wow! it must be the day for these types of birds!
It is a sight I seldom see.
Quite a sighting!
There are several hawks on campus thankfully! If there were no hawks the squirrel and chipmunk populations would be out of hand!! The photos are great and really show off the size of the hawk.
It was a treat for me. Davis was in the car with me. We turned in the cul de sac, and returned to that house. It was awesome just looking at his c eyes.
It was a treat for me. Davis was in the car with me. We turned in the cul de sac, and returned to that house. It was awesome just looking at his c eyes.
Such a majestic hawk! And what a wonderful joy in your day to get to see him! 🙂 Great photos of him, SweetZ! 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
PS…maybe Mr. Hawk is a real estate agent?! 😉 😛
Sorry for the hawk-ward joke! 😉 😀
Funny remark about the joke!
Seeing the hawk was a surprise, and that too such a huge one at that. I just went crazy taking pictures.
Cool!
Thank you.
The hawk shows the quietness of the strong ones .
you have captured great photos, Zakiah .
love ❤
Michel
that is true. In its silence and quietness, it seems to gather strength.
Love, Zakiah.
This makes me thinl also to a verse from a poem by a French poet , Alfred de Vigny, ” the death of the wolf ” :
“Only the silence is great, everything else is weakness” (the death of the wolf) XVIIIth century.
He’s beautiful. We have a few around here. LOVE seeing them but rarely able to get a photo.
One time my neighbor and I were walking round the neighborhood, and as we turned the corner, we saw this huge owl just sitting in the grass of a home. I took a picture of that. This is the first time I have come so close to a big bird.