Sunday, December 21, 2008

Hawk at daybreak

Red-shouldered hawk watches the dawn

Copyright 2008 Lydia Hinshaw

ORMOND BEACH, FL -- I got up early Sunday and walked down to the river to shoot the sunrise, which was fairly ordinary.
I soon noticed I was not alone in the park. A red-shouldered hawk was sitting high in a treetop. Shortly he flew away, but not far -- he landed in a nearby tree, where he joined a companion. They sat together for a while in too-dark conditions, and then left separately.
On my way home I spotted one of them perched in a nearly leafless sycamore, and by then there was enough light to get a good shot.
There are a couple more pictures on my Flickr page, link at right.

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