It’s always been one of those things for me that ruminates in my brain when I’m traveling 60+ mph on the highway, going to work or some other place, and spot a hawk landing on a light pole on the side of the road or even a tree on a backroad, where I can perhaps slow down and even stop for a moment to look at it.
Hawks are considered to be Raptors, just like Eagles and Owls. They fly with the intent to find something to eat from the highest and lowest perch they can find and yet, we barely notice them unless we stop and pull over for a minute or two before they move on. Sometimes they just sit in a tree with their chests out big looking around their territories letting you click away or they blend into their environment and may never be seen until they move again. This past week, I had the pleasure of finding both a Northern Harrier (I believe to be a female and/or immature) and an immature Cooper’s Hawk. I was spending time with a couple of photographer friends at the Parker River National Park and Refuge, taking the time to slow down and observe the hawks in action.
Hawks will often hide in plain sight and if you don’t slow down, you’ll miss them entirely. Plus, they’ll often be gone in a flash when you do stop to capture an image. But that’s ok — keep trying. There will be that day when you can get an image you can share with others. But most important, it is an image from your eyes alone that deserves the space on “your wall” as a memory or even a desktop picture like these.
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