The fierce look of a red tail hawk. I got within 35′ of this hawk sitting in the sun warming a few days ago:
Archive for December, 2012
That fierce look; like only of bird of prey can give:
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, hawk, Jasper, murray, nature, near, on, red, road, tail on December 31, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Red tail hawk – a quick get-away !
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, boston mtns, murray rd, parthenon, red tail hawk on December 29, 2012| Leave a Comment »
He finally spotted me just off Murray Road and he took off showing his beautiful red tail:
Up near Deer Arkansas, a young red-tail experiencing his first snowfall
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged 327, Arkansas, hawk, near Deer, on, red, snow, tail on December 28, 2012| Leave a Comment »
On Highway 327 about half way to Deer on 12/26/12 (where they got 6 inches of snow), I tookt this photo of a young Red-tail hawk in the flurries:
The cardinal in colder (17F) but the sun is out today
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, boston, cardinal, cold day, Mountains, northern, nw arkansas, parthenon, snow on December 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Taken with a handheld Canon 50D and a 400mm f/5.6 lens. She seems to be happy with the sunshine:
A cold Cardinal in the Murray Valley
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, boston, cardinal, flight, in, Mountains, murray, northern, parthenon, valley on December 26, 2012| 1 Comment »
She is leaving the brush in search of seeds. This photo was taken at way too slow a speed to stop her wings but her head is stationary. It is in the upper 20’s this morning in the mountains SW of Parthenon:
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A Christmas Hermit Thrush
Posted in Wild Birds on December 25, 2012| 1 Comment »
On this Christmas morning this quiet Hermit Thrush is looking towards the skies. Peace everyone !
Update: we are in the 3-6 inch band in the Accu-weather Forecast
Posted in Weather, tagged artkansas, ice, northwest, snow on December 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »
