Wordless Wednesday: Hidden in Plain Sight

While watering plants on the deck, I grabbed my Canon Rebel T3i, trying to catch a dazzling, brilliant yellow bird hopping around the branches of our eucalyptus tree.

I snapped a dozen pics.

Most of them were blurry and worthless ‘cos he wouldn’t sit still long enough to get a clear pic. I was so frustrated!

Finally, he turned to the side and I got the money shot! I think it’s a Scott’s Oriole.Wait, there’s more!

As I was scrolling through all the other photos before I deleted them, I zoomed in and saw another bird hidden in plain sight.

Can you see it?

A beautiful HAWK!

I think it was a Red-tailed Hawk ‘cos we have a lot of them here in SoCal, but I’m not 100% sure.

Almost invisible, hiding in plain sight, perfectly camouflaged, my naked eyes never saw this beautiful predator perched behind a large branch.There must be a life lesson in this experience, but I haven’t figured it out yet. The hawk was literally right in front of my face and I didn’t see him (or her).

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23 thoughts on “Wordless Wednesday: Hidden in Plain Sight”

Nice catches on the bird pictures! 🙂

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Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on June 18, 2014 at 2:27 PM said:

Now I’ll always check before deleting! I never saw what was literally right in front of my face.

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The 2nd one is hard to find. Great shots

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Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on June 18, 2014 at 2:26 PM said:

Thank you! I’m trying to become a better photog!

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Sneaky hawk. Nice find, I wouldn’t have seen it without the zoomed in picture.

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Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on June 18, 2014 at 2:25 PM said:

Somehow, there’s a lesson in that for me, but I’m not getting it right now!

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- djmatticus on June 18, 2014 at 2:28 PM said:
  
  We need to stop and look for the beauty/magic/surprises that might be hiding in plain sight?
  Zoom is our friend?
  Wherever there is a cute little yellow bird there is also a beautiful predator waiting for its moment?
  😀
  
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- Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on June 18, 2014 at 5:40 PM said:
  
  Ah, so many lessons and not one of them was the one my brain was thinking about! It’s like the yellow bird didn’t seem to care at all about the hawk, like he was daring him to try something. Most of the time, birds disappear when there’s a hawk in the yard. Maybe my lesson is to take the time to look for hidden treasure, that’s IT!! Maybe it has to do with shopping at a thrift or vintage store and I’ll discover a Cartier ring or something! Yay, that’s it! Thank you 🙂 Or maybe it has to do with my torn retina and being able to see? Nope, I go with the shopping angle.
  
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- djmatticus on June 18, 2014 at 5:50 PM said:
  
  Upon further reflection, it is definitely the shopping angle.
  
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- Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on June 18, 2014 at 8:23 PM said:
  
  I knew you’d see it my way!
  
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- djmatticus on June 18, 2014 at 8:52 PM said:
  
  That’s what friends are for.
  
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- Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on June 18, 2014 at 10:04 PM said:
  
  yes, sir! Anytime you need me to agree with you, let me know.
  
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- djmatticus on June 19, 2014 at 1:20 PM said:
  
  Oh? That is going to come in very handy!
  
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- Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on June 19, 2014 at 1:49 PM said:
  
  🙂
  
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