I was so lucky to get close to this magnificent creature perched in our backyard eucalyptus tree.
The colors are so vibrant!
I’m standing right underneath the branch.
Look at those talons!
It’s like he/she is saying, “I know I’m beautiful, hurry up and get the money shot!”
Keeping a close watch on the squirrels.
Eyeballing tugboat man on the deck. Shhhh!
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What a Great pic!!
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Thank you! I can’t believe he/she didn’t fly off, but he was just watching me, so cool.
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That is cool that he didn’t fly off. Love nature shots like that!
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Wow, gorgeous shots!
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We used to have nesting pair before there were so many crows! Which led to the squirrel overpopulation. I want him to be happy so he can hunt!
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Beautiful! He wasn’t interested in eating you or your camera. He was using all senses to hone in on those squirrels!
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I know he could see me and I thought he knew how beautiful he/she was, too! He just told me to hurry up with the money shot lol.
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Such a haughty and majestic visitor.
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Eloquently described!
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Such magnificent beauty!
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You are absolutely right! Watching animals never fails to make me happy!
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wow fab picture. I love your garden visitors. 🙂
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How great you had the camera out in time! We had one of these guys chowing down in our driveway. Fortunately, he took the remainders of his lunch with him when he left.
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Wow, that would have been an amazing picture! I have missed so many that I try to keep a camera close. We’re going to get a night vision motion sensor camera for the yard to see what comes by at night. Do you have one of those?
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We were walking on the beach last spring and my sailor shot a short video of a young eagle eating a salmon. Birds of prey are awe inspiring. You got some beautiful photos of the red-tailed hawk in your yard.
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wow, talk about being in the right place at the right time. Have you posted it on you tube? I’d love to see that!
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We’re not youtubers. My sailor posted it on his Facebook page. I’ll try and get it and put it on my blog. It was pretty cool.
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Oh I would LOVE to see it!
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