Since my last two entries didn't have any
animal photos in them, I thought I better add one quickly
before someone could ask "Hey, where's the cute animal picture?"
LOL!
Quick side note: I just
went to Dictionary.com and I actually
did spell gratuitous right! I
kept looking at it and it just didn't look right... but it
is.
This picture is of one of the red
shoulder hawks that live here. Or at least that's what my
friend who is into birds told me this was. I e-mailed her a pic and
asked. LOL There are a lot of hawks in this area, but this
fall I had what I assumed was a mated pair start hanging around over
where the horses are. I would often see them in the trees or on the
fence posts in the morning when I would go over... or at least hear
them. Slowly they got used to me, and now I can get close enough to
actually get a picture of them before the fly off. I am looking forward
to the new lens so I can get some 'close-ups'.
Last week I thought the
bird I saw looked smaller than normal, and I walked out into the
pasture to discover that I now have four
hawks living there. I have made the
assumption (possibly incorrectly) that the two new smaller hawks are
babies of the first pair. The two new animals seem to spend a lot more
time 'skimming' the pastures and making landings that appear to be a
little less graceful, almost as if they are practicing.
They are so beautiful in
flight. I wish I had a way to get a clip of it for you, but my older
point and shoot camera which had a 'movie' feature suddenly quit
working last week. Eh! It was a 2.1 megapixel and was almost 5 years
old. I was due to replace it. It was my first digital camera and it was
getting a little outdated, but I still used it when I didn't want to
lug the SLR out. There are times when you just want to be able to take
quick and easy snapshots or need something that is easier to carry
around. It was a small camera about the size of one of those disposable
cameras..... I was just looking at (and drooling over) one of those
cute, tiny, skinny digitals the other day, now I have a reason to ask
for one.... Let's see... I have a birthday coming up in a few months
LOL