It is finally raining at The Holler even though we are still in the midst of the worst recorded drought in California history.
The rain isn’t nearly enough, but at least it will keep the hawks alive for awhile.
I am unable to adequately describe the hawks, I love them so.
Words fail, photos make due.
Hawks are my friends here.
So glad we moved to this iffy place, one of Southern California’s last remaining wild spaces.
The Holler is built on a mountain with an empty valley below. Hawks often fly at our eye level or below, allowing us to look down on them as they soar. Normally hawks fly high, above us all.
I suspect we all need to live this way, wild and free, and above it all.
Cheers to you from the indescribably free Holler Hawks~
Hoping you gets lots of rain–without flooding.
Thanks, no flooding gentle rain~
All of the photos are extraordinary, but I love the first one the most with the drops of rain on his/her feathers.
There are such magnificent creatures. I can never get enough of them~
Some pictures are better than a thousand words :-). Enjoy the rain, I will enjoy the snow 🙂
Good! It is so important to enjoy whatever you have…..
It is going to be like last year. In December we said ‘Honey look its snowing” and it felt so good. In April we said “F*** it’s snowing again” LOL
brilliant… once again you captured one of my favorite subjects… stunning – thank you for sharing…
Ahhhh, thank you for appreciating the hawks~
Beautiful hawk photos! You had a much worse drought situation than we did. Hoping you get sufficient rain this winter to make up for it. 🙂
Oh I hope so too! The wild creatures and the plants and trees desperately need it~
Wonderful photos Cindy, I understand that you like them 😀
Kinda hard to miss my affection if you look at my blog!! 😉
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Yay! Rain! 🙂
YAY indeed and hugz to you my good friend~ <3
Klasse Fotos. LG. Wolfgang
Vielen danke Wolfgang! Freundschaft~ <3
Ich bin Wolfgang.
Es tut mir so leid. Ich reparierte diese . Bitte verzeihen Sie mir ! <3 <3
Breathtaking photos! 🙂
Very glad you enjoyed them!
Gorgeous photos, Cindy – so clear. Imagine, seeing raindrops on their feathers! You’ve captured their spirit – wild and free.
Just like we all need to be! Thank you my friend~
Beautiful photographs, Cindy, Congrats!
You are such a good person Ranu~ <3
Impressive flyer! Great close-up shot! It is as if I am seeing the real thing. 🙂
Sometimes cameras help us see real things better! It makes me think about the limits of human perception and belief~
I hope I could learn the same technique. I need a lot of practice though. 🙂
So do I! Practice with a camera is such fun, it doesn’t feel like practice even though it is….
Amazing.
Awwwww, mil grazi~
Magnificent!
So glad you think they are!
beautiful !!!!! Wanda
Merci beaucoup~
Hooray for the rain, Cindy! 🙂
I have never enjoyed rain this much!!!
Great on the rain. We are getting rain today. Fantastic photos!
Oh excellent about your rain and gracias tan bien~
Beautiful birds, great pictures, you have the knack of taking great photos. Keep up the posting. I enjoy seeing your photos. A.G.
Awwww, bloggers like you keep me blogging~
FAB!!!!
Gracias!
What beautiful photos! We have hawks here near NYC as well but I always have trouble photographing them.
Yes, I saw photos once of falcons nesting in downtown NY! I imagine they would be hard to shoot in NYC~
I know the ones you are talking about! I forgot their names (of course the NYorkers have named them). Haha!
I followed the story, that one and the story about the coyote living in Central Park who took the subway once…..
Thank you for the beautiful hawks and your gorgeous photos of them <3
Thank you more for the appreciation! You must be somewhere far out in the Pacific by now~
Leaving Hawaii tonight for Samoa 🙂
I love all these images, particularly the 2nd one.
Makes me glad I posted!
I saw that you were finally getting rain! I hope it doesn’t end up being too much of a good thing.
Not so far, gentle rain, we need storms!!!
Great photos and so happy you are getting rain!
Thanks so much & cheers to you~
I hope you and those g beautiful hawks get more rain. It’s hard to see friends suffer. The photos are spectacular.
Awwww, your kindness is inspiring~
Cindy I love Hawks too and see a lot of them on my train route! I adore your photos! I would love to see them flying above me like that! I wished we could send you some of our Oregon rain!! Hugz Lisa and Bear
Gorgeous Oregon! It is finally getting a little green here. Cheers & thank you Lisa~
So incredibly beautiful Cindy. Wishing I could be there for a long time too. Blessings Susan 💖 💖
Awwwww, very kind! It is good for the psyche to get away from human strife and hang out with the wild things.
Such fantastic pictures Cindy. I hope the drought breaks soon for you and for the hawks.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
Hoping for more rain…beautiful hawk 😊
Fantastic photos, Cindy. I really like the ones where the red tail is prominently lit by the sun. Great news about the rain; I live in northern Calif. and we’re having the same rain fantasia. Yesterday I caught myself thinking in regard to the rain, “It’s fresh! It’s free!”
Nothing like being deprived of rain for so long to make you really appreciate it! I know you are getting a deluge. My son’s flying back up today to look for his rattlesnakes…..
My lovely brothers and sisters! 🙂 Beautiful photos, as always. Peace . . .
Peace & gratitude~
And to you . . .
Beautiful! made me smile.
Your comment just made me smile!
I’m in tears watching the Hawks flying high… through your lens. The last one is glorious! So happy to hear about the rain, Cindy.
Awwww, you are a souful person who I am honored to know~
Seeing them, Cindy, makes me hunger for the glorious freedom of flight that they experience. The quiet spirituality of it….. Glad to see them again. As always, the pics are “Nat/Geo” quality. 🙂
…and RAIN !!!!!!! How long has it been ? Hope you get more, and on a regular basis for a while.
Your first sentence captures my feeling about them so perfectly. Thank you Paul. As far as measureable rain, this is the first of any substance in forever, we need much more. Cheers to you cuz~
wonderful – the blue sky – the wing span – the majestic beauty 🙂
So happy there are fellow hawk and nature lovers!
What a beauty. A red tailed hawk is one of the characters in my current work in progress. Inspirational shots, Cindy. Hugs!
Looking forward to reading & cheers to you~
Wow Cindy! Those hawk photos are so vivid. I could almost feel the “wind beneath their wings”
Capturing the images of these creatures is an ongoing passion, they are just endlessly fascinating~
LOVE the hawks. Getting some good rain here in N. California. Almost feels like normal winter!!
Yes you are getting snow pack too, no more skiing Christmas in Tahoe with no snow, It is still scarey for our state but there is finally some good news….
Good thing that it rains even though it is not enough but it better than nothing. It should ease off and helps the animals.
Looking at the these flying hawk pictures, I feel like I am following your eyes to see them lively flying along. Nice!
It is weird how after watching them a lot, one learns to pick them out of a big visual field. It’s like your eyes get trained to hawk spot, even though most of the photos aren’t good, I never give up because they are so awesome to watch~
Taking a bird in flight picture is not an easy task. You have done very well.
Thanks! Getting better with practice of course~
You captured their magnificence very well!
Awwwww so motivating to keep at it! Thank you~
Oh, you must be in visual heaven to have such beauties nearby: marvelous captures. I’m so-o-o-o-o-o-o-o happy that you have RAIN.
It has finally come, all the wild life is so happy. A coyote pup came close today. I talked to him and he didn’t run away. Unheard of. The birds were going to town taking pile on bird baths in the puddles. I took photos. You could feel the wild creatures joy, like the hawks when the rain came. Bliss. I hope they get more~
Indeed…
Greetings! My new blog address is:
http://tropicalfloweringzone.wordpress.com
Just been over and am now following. Looks really beautiful~
Thanks, I also liked your eagle image! Thanks for pasing by!
Beautiful pictures as usual Cindy! The photo of that wet hawk brings back memories of my days volunteering at a raptor rehabilitation center. When we brought in hoses to clean and refill their water dishes, some of the permanent residents (due to their permanent injuries) would approach to get a shower or bath! The look of that wet hawk reminds me of a certain golden eagle who’d immediately jump into her clean tub, bounce herself in it, and bathe right in front of us!
The drought has really affected the animals. We had a bear wander into the downtown of our city (probably looking for more food) and climb a tree near City Hall. You can see the picture here: http://www.kcra.com/news/bear-wanders-into-heart-of-redding/29774178 So, I hope we keep getting some good rain! 🙂
Yes! I have seen the wild creatures react to the rain for the last three days and have been amazed. All the birds rushing the puddles and takes endless baths for the sheer joy of it, a coyote pup who let me come near and talk to him, it just dawned on me now that he probably has never seen rain! You can sense the animals going, okay all reticence is over, aren’t we living creaures all just estatic with the rain! If people haven’t lived through drought in a wild place they would think I am being fanciful, but the more you live around wild creatures the more you learn, they are much like you! Thanks for knowing~
So glad to hear of the rain, especially for these beautiful birds you have captured. Getting them in flight really is wondrous Cindy. Fabulous.
Ahhhh, so encouraging and motivating! Thanks much~
First, gorgeous pictures! Second, your loving description of these hawks reminds me of how I feel about ospreys here at home. Free and above it all! Simply beautiful.
Yes, your love shines through! So glad to have met a kindred spirit!
I feel like I’m soaring with them. Such freedom. You are fortunate
To have these close encounters. I hope you get some much needed rain in the Hollar, a very special place.
Awwww, you are very kind and most appreciated~ <3
You are so right that there are no words to describe the beauty of these amazing birds.
Beautiful shots.
Thank you for knowing~
Cindy – your photography is exquisite. Every photo is a testament to your love for these amazing winged creatures.
Awww, you are a lovely person Rebecca. Cheers to you~ <3
You always surprise me with how detailed your photo’s are Cindy. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one so close up. This guy would be excellent at Pilate’s, look how long and lean he is in flight with his talons perfectly in place. Very cool. The second shot looks like he’s coming for you? I’ve seen a Hawk snatch ducks of a frozen lake. Silly ducks would stay too long 🙁
So beautiful 🙂
Mil grazi~
They are magnificent birds Cindy and you have captured them so majestically. You have a real gift with that camera of yours.
Your kindness is motivating. Thank you~
Cindy they are magnificent!
Awwww, so kind of your my friend~ <3 <3
Not at all. They are amazing! bisous et calins!
Merci beaucoup mon ami~
Oh Cindy! very stunning photos!
(and they make me wonder why I have not written anything about eagle in my culture!)
😀
I never really know how to differentiate hawk and eagle. :))
Eagles are bigger. If I am not mistaken, you have some very large eagles in Indonesia and owls and maybe even Eagleowls?????
Cindy, I am not sure if we have eagleowls but we do have the very pretty (and endangered) Javanese hawk-eagle.
It was said to be the inspiration for artists and scholars in picturing Garuda, the mythological bird – which is also our national emblem. :))
When words are not enough there are pictures (excellent of course) or music,
The Last Good Time in Town
by (of course) the Eagles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqDXOdBWVHA
Work those shoulders
Well that uncooperative video failed to play. I will google the title~
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Such kindness is most appreciated! Thank you ~ <3
Wow! What an amazing sight. Marvellous animals. Thanks Cindy.
They are pretty marvelous I agree! So glad you like them~
You are surrounded by such beauty – thanks for sharing. Saw that there were floods in Southern California- glad you’re okay.
No floods that I saw. We got about an inch and a 1/2 of gentle rain. Thank you for your thoughtful comment~
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This week’s pick from Cindy Knoke is a Red Tailed Hawk – a beautiful bird and in the early 2000’s we published a book in Spanish and English called the Red Tailed Hawk and the guest of honour at the launch dinner was the bird himself on his perch eyeing up my sirloin – thankfully the one on the plate…. Stunning photography as always. Thank you Cindy.
Well how wonderful! Is the book available on Amazon? I’d be interested in it. Thank you for your thoughtful reblog~
Hi Cindy – the author republished herself in 2007 when she set up her own company and I did see that there was a site selling for £40 rather than the 600$ being asked for on Amazon…http://benlongfalconry.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=18&category_id=15&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=26&vmcchk=1&Itemid=26 There may be more around in the original Spanish which is what we worked on. It was our first book in 2004 and we were thrilled to get an award for it.
Oh I am going to look for it! Thank you~
My Bay-Area sources repoted a couple of days of rain. Drink it up!
Oscar
Yes Northern Caly got more than we did, and the snow pack is building up in the Sierras, which means skiing!!!
Cindy these photos are stunning!! So beautiful are the majestic birds! <3
So thoughtful of you! <3
‘I suspect we all need to live this way, wild and free, and above it all.’ ‘Please yourself, and ride towards the horizon.’ Advice from two blogs that I will take to heart today.
Oh I love the ride to the horizon quote also. Thanks for sharing it~
Through Cindy’s lens
I see freedom
I see mischief
I see the chickens struggling
To protect their chicks
I see hunger
I see plotting
I see the themes of the strongest surviving
This life
Through Cindy’s lens
Is a life we must all learn from
Mum C.
Oh this is so beautiful! There is much that wild animals can teach us through observation about how to think about and live our lives. Thank you for knowing this and for writing it so eloquently! <3 <3
Was a pleasure. You know playing with words is my hobby and you are quite the photographer. Blessings dear Cindy.
Visa versa 2 U X 2 !
Such a handsome creature. What’s that? Sand all over him? Can’t be good for him. Sad. Hope the rains continue.
It is water drops!!
Water is good. I hated to think it might be sand.
They are beautiful and magnificent.
So kind & so appreciated!
How wonderful to have the opportunity to look down at those hawks when they’re flying! I think you are very sensible to move to such an uncluttered and beautiful landscape. It’s getting far too crowded where I live in the S.E. England and we have too much rainfall. But still, I’m luckier than some, as there are still plenty of birds around, although I rarely see hawks.
I will be on the lookout for birds when I arrive in the UK in May. I would appreciate pointers you may have on where to look. No hurry. Lots of time~
Personally, I love the coastlines of Norfolk and Suffolk, but you might like to do some more thorough research via http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/ukengland.htm
Somebody also mentioned a puffin colony they visited on a small island off the coast. I’ll ask them exactly where it was and get back to you about that one.
I suspect the wet hawk was really enjoying the rain, Cindy. We don’t see many here, but one took a ground squirrel next to our house the other day when I was looking out the window. –Curt
Oh that would make quite a shot! I saw two kill and pick up a six foot rattler!
I saw one take a snake off our property as well. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a camera present for either event. It isn’t that hawks give us much time. 🙂 –Curt
Exactly! I instantly regret not taking my camera on the rare occasions I don’t!
Beautiful photos! “Words fail, photos make due.” Well said. Nothing can quite capture the majesty of these creatures, but your photos are magnificent. 🙂
Such kindness is so motivating! Thank you~
Awesome…
So happy you enjoy them & cheers~
Magnificent creatures, fantastic photos. I love birds of prey.
I see buzzards in the valley near me but never close up.
I love their ‘lonely’ cries too.
At night I often hear an owl in one of the trees in my garden, and occasionally get fleeting glimpses of them in the lights.
Great to see these close up shots.
You might want to try imitating the owls hoo both cadence and tone. I get in very long back and forths with them. You are lucky you see them. It is so dark here, I rarely do! So glad you love the raptors too. The buzzards are such majestic fliers, and will flow low to get a better look at us. Love em all~
I did once see two eagles (or are they called lammergaus or something?) in the Pyrenees, just as I came off a chairlift. A moment that stopped me in my tracks. One of those times that nature leaves you speechless.
And I’ll try calling back as you suggest. Doesn’t one go ‘toowit’ and the other replies ‘towoo’? Or something like that? I think they’re barn owls.
Yes eagles do that to you definitely. I happened upon a bald eagle kill sight in Canada this summer. I got amazing shots which I posted of an eagle family so up close and so magnificent. Barn owls only scream, they don’t really hoo. It depends where you live which type of owls you have. You can google it to find out. We have Great Horned Owls who I rap with, and Barn Owls who sometimes scream. Owls are awesome~
WOW!!!!!
Like this word! 😉
Wow! Beautiful shots, Cindy. I’m so glad you finally got some rain.
I think more is forecast for next week. That could truly make a difference it if comes, the creek might start running again~
Lovely captures of these splendid birds, Cindy. I can’t imagine being able to look down on them. So happy that you have some rain at last. 🙂
Remarkable how overjoyed it made all creatures, human and non!
The hawk is a beauty, just love it! I hope you (&the hawks & all creatures) get decent rain soon. ♥♥♥
I do too and thank you my friend. How goes things with you?
Wow!!! Gorgeous shots!
So glad you enjoyed and I am a big admirer of you and your blog!
Amazing shots, Cindy. I am sure some birder/wildlife magazine would pay you for these. I love watching these birds fly, so effortless, and often without wing movements, just riding the thermals.
Yes the soaring is especially spectacular! They must feel like they are air surfing~
What a blessing rain is for your parched land Cindy I can feel the birds joy. You live in a wild wonderland.
So nice Pauline! It is very hard now to spend much time in a city!
Amazing!
Mil grazi~
Fantastic
Happy you enjoyed~
Great shots of these hawk beauties!
Merci beausoup~
lol 🙂
Hi Cindy! Out of all the large bird of prey I’ve always found the hawks to be the most fascinating. I’ve never seen one like these with auburn plumes. They’re gorgeous and as usual you’ve captured them beautifully. 😀
There is something compelling about hawks that I find hard to describe. It sounds like you feel as I do about them~
Dear Cindy, these are wonderful photos. I like the pictures very much.
Greetings from Silberdistel
Thank you and very glad you enjoyed!
Stunning. I was reading an article this morning that was saying that the drought in CA is suffering the worst effects of a drought in more than 1200 years. Even though the length isn’t the worst, it’s the heat that is shrinking all the surface water. Crazy.
Yes, it is devastating to watch. I hadn’t heard this factoid. but it sounds frighteningly possible~
I wish that the powers to be would wake up and start treating the earth better. Doesn’t mean horrible things won’t happen but maybe we can lessen the harshness.
Yes, we need less talk and more actions, but we always seem to be good at the talking part. All these, “Let’s have another international conference of climate experts and world leaders to discuss global warming.” Cost $25 million. Money devoted to actual action, zero. So frustrating. I try to make sure to never donate to non-profits that pay for “conferences or networking. ” It just means free trips for jerks…..
Beautiful pictures of the hawks, Cindy. I’ll keep praying you get more rain — but a little at a time so things don’t flood! 🙂
No danger of flooding so far, more rain may come next week…..
Beautiful and majestic hawk and lovely photos 🙂 Funny old weather…here it is like an iceberg and personally I’m praying for some hot sunny days! Or even some rain…at least it wouldn’t be -6 degrees then! Cool for Wolfie though 🙂
Yes, don’t you wish we could swap weather for just maybe one week? I’m game. Let’s do it!
What magnificent birds! I hope the rain continues for you – without the floods…
No danger of floods so far and I say bring em on, better than watching trees die~
Super, super, Cindy! Cheers! 🙂
Thank you my friend and happy weekend!
Same to you, my friend! 🙂
Thank you for this awesome post, and the kind visit as well!
Happy Sunday to you ina & cheers~
That is a fantasic series of photos. Wow.
Awww, honored & appreciative. Have a great Sunday~
Magnificent creatures! Just watching them makes one feel that you too can be so free.
Absolutely uplifting and powerful… Great gallery dear Cindy <3
Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
Now have a wonderful week, Cindy! 🙂
Do you know of a children’s novel (circa 1960s) titled “Rufus Redtail”? It’s a lovely read for any age.
Cindy,
Ceva miraculos se petrece, cand vin pe blogul tau.
Spiritul meu se invioreaza linistit, precum plutirea viguroasa dar lina a minunatei pasari din postul tau.
Si atunci, simt ca vecinatatea, apropierea ta sunt la fel de tonice si mirabile.
Cu drag!
Onu
Hawks and eagles are glorious to watch. Sounds like a perfect location to see them. Fine photography by the way.
Beautiful photos Cindy. I love watching hawks fly and float in the sky too, but have not been able to photograph them so well. It sounds like you live in a wonderful place.
Thanks for sharing your gifts. Brad
They are amazing!
Beautiful Bird! For sure we have to live free and wild an eat somebody. The strongest is staying alive. lol…
Laughing, we humans eat too many bodies. Red tails are far more conservative carnivores. We are the worst carnivores, and I am one, about once a week, sadly.
Your Holler is home to the brave and the free – for sure. How very beautiful your hawks are and of course you have captured that in your fabulous fotos.
I get the sense that you and I Dor love each each of the lands where we have landed with the same sort of reverence! <3
Hawks are amazing birds. You captured it well. A Red Tail flew into a neighbor’s bush today looking for food. While we have rain here in Maryland, It was odd behavior. It came up short as the small birds flew away
Oh how great it must have been to see one! Hopefully more will come and you will form an accord! A hawk accord! 😉
The sky. It’s blue! It is so refreshing to see such a vivid blue color.
People got tired of me photographing hawks in my neck of the woods but it never got old for me. I love hawks too.
About the drought, I hear that California farmers have resorted to drill into subterranean water tables for irrigation, and so much have been taken from the aquifers that the USGS believes that the entire state is sinking at a rate of 1 inch per year.
As for your love of hawks, keep on clicking! I can never tire of seeing them. As for the drought, I know it is very, very bad.
Your photos are simply magnificent! 🙂 🙂
You are incredibly kind~
Stunning photos!
I am so jealous of all your birds……..
I see a lot more hawks in my NJ neighborhood then I ever used to remember seeing in my youth. Is there a reason for that or was I just not paying attention?
Yes. I have noticed this too. There must be more prey presence, possibly due to less use of rodent poison.
See:
LCRed-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
“This species has undergone a large and statistically significant increase over the last 40 years in North America (177% increase over 40 years, equating to a 29% increase per decade; data from Breeding Bird Survey and/or Christmas Bird Count: Butcher and Niven 2007).”
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.
These photos are simply breath-taking. Stunning color and such a majestic creature of the sky. May the blessings of the hawk always be yours. Peace
What a thoughtful and kind blessing and I return it threefold to you!
Beautiful!
Mil grazi!
Your hawks are exquisite and your words capture the essence, lovely and moving.
We are united in our love for birds!
Indeed, we are. Both Herons and Hawks have been my totems over the years.
<3
Wonderful Piktures of the Hawks, Cindy.
What a falcon is it. What is the Name of this Hawk?
<3 Ernst
These are Red Tailed Hawks, quite common now in the US, although they used to be routinely shot. Froliche Weihnachten Ernst!
thank you Cindy. merry christmas
Hi Cindy, Merry Christmas to you and your family!!
Hope your day is great…Wow!! you sure are a wonderful photographer. These pictures- all of them are gorgeous and so very perfect….I have to tell you that I looked at your picture and I saw in your eyes a lovely person, I had to read your bio….I love it, If I could I would be way out in the Boonies. God Bless , have a great week and thank you for your comments on my blogs
Sherri
What a delightful comment! So happy to make your aquaintance here in blogdom. Blessings to you for a Merry Christmas and Happiest New Year! <3
Hi Cindy, your so nice ..happy I met you to, you are so nice to comment always..it means alot
Happy New…I am kind of slow today..
Sherri
<3 <3
I adore birds of all sorts, but hawks are pretty much my favorites. My totem animal, maybe. Lovely shots! So grateful for your getting a sip of rain in the Holler. More soon, I hope.
<3
Kathryn
And a joyful end/beginning of the year to you and yours, creatures of the human sort and all of the other denizens with whom you share your home and heart! 🙂
What a wonderful comment, what thoughtful sentiments. Thank you very much. I was just now over at your blog, admiring! <3
Incredible shots. Well done!
How kind of you to say and thank you very much!
Wow! Beautiful photos!
Merci beaucoup~
Wow, how did you ever get these pics?! Incredibly beautiful and graceful creatures they are! Thank you for sharing! Enjoy your photos and blog! Wishing a healthy & Happy New Year, Cindy!
Blessings & hugs!
xo
Visa versa 2 U x 2! Happiest New Year!
So cool – you have captured what it’s like to soar. I suspect we all have our animals or events, hobbies, etc. that provoke that feeling. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you more for appreciating & cheers to you~
I’ve been seeing TONS of hawks lately: both red-tailed and red-shouldered. Last week I went hiking on a warm day with nice thermals, and saw four red-tails soaring in the same patch of sky. I wonder what they were doing so close together, since I normally see them either alone or in pairs.
Wow, That’s are really sweet and pretty.
So happy you enjoyed and thank you! დ
You are gorgeous and so your work is 💝 🤗
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