this afternoon there were a dozen crows flying around the neighborhood raising cain; i had seen hawks in the skies recently, although we live a mile or more from the freeway, where the red-tailed hawks are plentiful. I had seen an adult Cooper's in the tree across the street last week, and a juvenile last year on top of our car, so i expected that the crows were trying to bully one of the Cooper's. What i didnt expect was an immature red-tailed hawk to land in our tree and stay there long enough for me to get a few pictures and round up the family, including my darling wife who was showering at the time, to come outside and take a look at this magnificent bird. the picture does it no justice whatsoever, the day was ultra-bright, the bird was very close, alert, looking into my eyes through the binoculars, it was exciting for us all.
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