This morning at breakfast I spotted a flash of movement to the left, on the deck. A hawk, a red shouldered hawk, had landed. I see them from time to time in the yard, every few months, but never so close as on the deck. And then a few moments later the male, perched on the head of my St. Francis statue, was joined by a female. Most of the time I could not get a reasonable photo with my I pad, because the blinds were over the window and I was afraid moving myself to a better spot would spook the hawks into flight. A few times the female flew onto the deck table and the roof and I could get a shot through the patio doors. Very exciting. I hope they will nest somewhere nearby. I love all the wild life that exists in our area, probably encouraged by the National park nearby.
Such poor photos for what I saw…The peachier, redder, male is visible in the left window pane and you can make out St. Francis beneath him….
Sorry I did not capture such an exciting moment with better images!
Your can read more about Red Shouldered hawks here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-shouldered_hawk
I think you got some very good shots! What an utter treat!!! SO close. And I love it that the bird perched on St. Francis! Such a great posting!
Thanks, Nan. I wish I could have gotten photos that showed what I was seeing…And I hope so much they nest around here.
That would have been very exciting for you.
Absolutely! I’m still excited about this!
I absolutely love birds, and these shots are awe inspiring! I always manage to scare the wildlife away, so I usually get 0 pictures.
Good job; good for you. They are beautiful birds.
That is really exciting! Thank you for sharing the pictures with us.
I think you got some good shots.
All the best Jan