Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk, originally uploaded by ☼ zampi ☼.

I stumbled on this guy just before Christmas. In fact, Dickie saw him first. He was more interested in locating his lunch than bothering with us. He flew from pole to pole around us and back again which gave me numerous opportunities to photograph him. A neighbor came by and told us that he and his mate were often perched on those poles and, in fact, even on the fence posts where he had been able to approach him within ten feet or less. Suffice it to say, we'll be back there!☼ zampi ☼