Juvenile Red-Shouldered Hawk

[ccphoto]

I have been the fortunate recipient of a juvenile Red-Shouldered Hawk who seems to have taken up residence in a readily accessible location and I have taken full advantage of his generous posing and actions. This morning, unconsciously, I began to whistle Bohemian Rhapsody and he keyed in on me and when I quit, he whistled back and (you'll see it in one shot of strolling through the high pines) he walked back and forth on a pine limb in a somewhat agitated manner, only stopping when I began whistling again. I am not sure I've ever had that kind of rapport with a wild bird, much less a wild raptor.

1 At the Ready



2 On the Set



3 and GONE!



4 A Casual Stroll Through the High Pines



5 Eyeing Dinner



6 Dinner (Crayfish)



7 Speedster



8 Talon Maintenance



I have a zillion more but must take a rest from editing. Enjoy! I have!

[mugge]

I absolutely love it. What a showoff too. Great pictures.
Cheers Ole

[John 2]

Great series Chris.

[Shadowman]

Nice shots.

[Rita]

Very nice images.

[Rainforest]

You no doubt you were interesting to look at too and you have a song. How wonderful. Super shots. #1 is really! nice.

[rpcrowe]

What a wonderful series of shots! Thanks for sharing!

[IzzieK]

I like your backstory too, Chris...this series is very interesting...

[ccphoto]

Thanks all for the generous comments. I think this boy has moved on to greener pastures as He's not shown up for the last few days. So enjoyed his visit, though.

[bnnrcn]

Very nice series Chris

[Teton Chuck]

Very nice series Chris. I especially like numbers 5, 7 and 8 where you were able to isolate the bird and reduce background noise.