Hi RD,
Aaahhh, simple needs: a full stomach, water to drink, a sunwarmed rock to sit on...
for some reason i think of how all the animals fled before the tsunami hit, and imagine the same happened before katrina. since we've lost that perceptive sense as humans, i wish we could harness our scientific knowledge and get leaders to act on global warming, storm warnings, cities perched below sea level that have for years been vulnerable. may we simply tread water for another 3 1/2 years until a real leader takes over. i wouldn't mind hilary or mccain.
Lucky, lucky, lucky to see such beauty as that.
Thanks for the break from Katrina. Your hawk is magnificent.
Beautiful raptor. We will soon be bursting with hawks flying down to stay the winter. My free ranging chickens are gonna' love that!
Nice sequence of pix. Too bad the hawk didn't get a meal though. (That whole Circle of Life thing, I mean.)
a beautiful respite from the hell our esteemed leaders have created and perpetuated.
Such a beauty! A true hawk, the kind that does its own "dirty work." Too bad the chickenhawks in office can't take a lesson from the wild life around them; they prefer to kill creatures in canned hunts (see, even their hunting is fake!).
A striking set of photos, bums.
Great pics, as always, I'm sure it will find some dinner sooner or later. SOmething keeps bringing it back.
SBGypsy-- Yes, all that life has to offer for a raptor, and me!
Aiden-- I don't know about Hillary or McCain. They both seem so tied into the status quo, they won't be able to make the changes necessary to really make this country what it could be. Neither of them could restore us to the native sensibilities that could detect these disasters. I am absolutely certain that they don't possess such fine tuning.
Kfarmer-- We're with you on that: we feel lucky to see such beauty.
soccermom-- we had to look away and be reminded that even in this amazing disruption, the life of other creatures (as well as ourselves) goes on.
Floridacracker--I hope you get a photo of your raptors. We love seeing all the wild life everywhere in our beautiful country. It's the best part of blogging.
Pablo-- I have dreamed of the hawk getting a meal in our yard. I've seen it fly into the tree and emerge with another bird in its talons. I am sure it has happened.
Yankee transplant--We look away to be reminded of the real world that thrives away from the disaster of our leaders. It is our respite.
Ccorax-- This hawk is a fine metaphor for the real hard work of life. No hand outs for this raptor, no tax cuts, no government contracts, no golden parachute, no free lunch, no strutting around acting like a hawk but not working like one. Just the hard work of staying alive.
Afarensis-- Right on! You articulated what has been subtly beneath the surface for us. Of course, it comes back because it does find food here. Thanks for reminding us!
I thought I would point you towards this post at Science and Politics. Very interesting stuff that probably should be mentioned as many places as possible.
Hawks are such beautiful birds. I love seeing them perched in trees along the highway!
That poor little guy could find no food. Well, I'm sure if he moved around a bit more, something would be sure to move.
Accipiters around Austin are shy and keep moving, rarely sitting around inhabited areas. I'm not sure why. That's why I rarely get a good enough view of one to distinguish a coopers from a sharp-shinned. Just a flash in the branches as small birds scatter.
They are just returning for the winter right now.
Nice photos.
Wonderful pictures, as always. He has such gorgeous markings on his chest!
It is very good to be reminded that the world is not just made up of humans and their miseries; that there are worlds and lives and dramatic life and death narratives happening right alongside ours.
OWL-- I think he probably lunches on some of the mice we have around the bird feeder. I'm sure he feasts on the birds, as well, but we just miss the drama.
Huitzil-- We were so surprised when this bird hung around for so long. dpr was staring through the viewfinder, and just snapping away, as the hawk flew to different spots around the pond. We were wondering if it would try to eat our goldfish? It dipped into the pond twice. Was it bathing? Fishing?
Stephanie-- I find it very grounding to increase our scope of other narratives. The human narrative is so depressing.
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