Hawk day ..

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This is a beautiful hawk. I tuned into the drive at Garbry Big Woods Sanctuary and he was setting on the signpost. I’m sure I have photographed this hawk before, but this may be the best photo I have of him/her).

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I want to be heard ...

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This hawk was very vocal. It was a Sunday morning, and there was a pair of hawks in the trees at Big Woods Sanctuary. I tried to record it, but it did not turn out. It was very cool to watch them. The female did not respond, she just flew to a different tree. I guess she was ignoring him.

~ Rick

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Just scope out dinner

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This is one of the best photos I have taken of a hawk this year. I took a couple photos from a longer distance Incase she took off, then moved much closer and took this photo. What a beautiful bird.  

~ Rick

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American Kestrel

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This photo took a lot of patience. I waited for what felt like hours for this shot, and mother nature delivered.

This is an American Kestrel. It is a member of the falcon family. I took this photo near the Garbry Big Woods Reserve. I am so excited about this photo. 

~ Rick

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Interrupting dinner

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Picture this: I’m driving across a country road. I had just finished taking several really good photos, and I was heading home. Just ahead of me, on the left side of the road I see something. I could not tell what it was right away, but it was an animal .. maybe a dog?

As I get closer, I see this very large broad-winged hawk. I could not tell what he had killed, but he was not going to fly away with it. As I slowly drive by with my window down, he looked over his back at me, then turned and continued to devour dinner. I stopped a short distance down road and took this photo. 

I am interested in some feedback on the identity of this bird. I really believe it’s a male Broad-Winged Hawk, but it has some characteristics of a female Peregrine Falcon. Thoughts? 

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