(You really need to click to enlarge these photos to see these beauties close up!) I’ve been busy the last few days taking pics of hawks.
I got to be up close and personal with Harris and Red Tail Hawks, hold, fly them, and photograph them.
In other words, I was in heaven!
Check out the pics of the red tail. Beautiful isn’t he! Next post I’ll introduce you to the Harris Hawks and show you them flying and hunting in tandem. Amazing!
I took these pics at West Coast Falconery which is run by Kirk Selinger a licensed falconer and his apprentice Denise Disharoon. Kirk is a former National Geographic videographer, who now spends his time raising hawks, owls and vultures. He lives in a place just about as remote as The Holler, and we drove down a rutted dirt road to spend some time with him and his gorgeous birds. More pics of the red tail!
This is a seven month old melanistic Red Tailed Hawk. It’s feathers are darker than normal due to excess melanin production.
Here he is having a shower which he loves!
To see Kirk’s operation click on: http://westcoast-falconry.com/falconry-education/west-coast-falconry-san-diego/
The Holler hawks have been very active and flying very close to me lately, so I’ll try to post some shots of them as well. Cheers to you from Hawk Heaven!
Amazing magestic creatures! Your photos are positively stunning.
Aren’t they incredible. Today they were flying soooo low overhead…..I have figured out that I am just in love with hawks! They are synonomous with wild freedom~
Wow! Stunning photos, Cindy 🙂
Not hard to do with creatures as stunning as this but thank you!
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Awwww so kind and so appreciated! Thank you~
Very nice. It is such a pleasure getting photos of hawks that are tethered.
Stay tuned for them flying……
These guys are breathtaking, absolutely commanding of presence. Great pics Cindy!
Yes, something ineffable about them that captures one’s complete attention~
WOW! Great photographs of this amazing bird. Thank you, and also Thank you for visiting my blog. With my love, nia
Welcome! So happy you enjoyed and you are very talented!
It looks so powerful, like the mythical bird Garuda!
(It somehow reminds me of our national emblem which happens to be Garuda)
😀
I had to google Garuda!! There is some resemblence isn’t there~
Yes, the bird looks so mighty and regal. It looks like a King of the sky. Such a beautiful creature! 😀
Einfach wunderschöne Bilder herrrlich wünsche dir einen schönen Tag liebe Grüße und Freundschaft.Gislinde
Frohe Weihnachten euch mein lieber Freund Gislinde!
What a beauty!
How such beautiful creatures could ever have gotten a bad reputation is beyond me~
Fantastic birds. The third and fourth shots could easily be on a postal stamp.
We need a red tail on a stamp!! They deserve some respect!
Amazing photography, as always!
Amazingly nice! Mil grazi~
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Beautiful photos!!
Your blog is so important! Thank you so much for it and for all your hard work! Thank you also for your kindess. Cheers to you~
Such excellent up close photos. They’re gorgeous birds.
Aren’t they formidable and marvelous!
How much healthier they seem without crows harassing them ….
That was the first thing I noticed….the sheen of the feathers, the health compared to the wild ones. The wild ones have been flying so low ever since I returned from my time with the hawks. It’s almost like they smell hawk on me……..
Maybe they do 🙂 Or maybe they missed you 🙂
Hard to guess what a hawk is thinking…..I am definitely too big to eat, that much I know!!!!
thrilling. This post sizzles with excitement, and the hawks are beauties! How awesome for you! 🙂
It’s better sharing it with you!
We have red-tails around our mountain year-round. We mostly see them gliding between the trees. A few years back a smaller hawk began roosting in woods around the bend. They have had several broods since. I mostly see them soaring a good distance up, so I have not gotten a positive identification, but I guess they are sharp-shinned by their color and wing spread.
Oscar
They should return to the nest each year as they are monogamous. When they get accoustomed to you watching them a lot (like me) they will fly close to you to check you out……if you have the time. I know the farm keeps you very busy. They are a joy to have around and I love to watch the mating flights, nesting and chick rearing. Cheers to you Oscar~
Hawk Heaven indeed. I love, love their eyes.
YES!! So hard to come up with adjectives to describe them!
Showing hubby your awesome photos – he is also in awe of your talent!
Awwww, that is so humbling. Thank you & cheers to you and your hubby~
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Oh so kind of you and so appreciated! Thank you~
Brilliant!
How kind! Thanks much and welcome too!