Thursday, September 3, 2009

Harris Hawk

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King of the Sky Taking a Rest

Harris Hawk
Rio Grande Valley, South Texas


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40 comments:

Dewdrop said...

Wonderful, the way the blue melds with white as the hawk supervises...

Guy D said...

Love this shot of the hawk with the blue sky behind, well done.

Have a great weekend
Guy
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Carletta said...

Oh wow, an excellent shot of the hawk!

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Luiz Ramos said...

Beautiful King Hawk shot.

Happily Retired Gal said...

Wonderful sky shot of this Hawk at rest ;--)
Hugs and blessings,

Jo's-D-Eyes said...

Happy skywatch, I love that view of the hawk.

My sky is made in France.

Greeting from JoAnn/Holland

annalarssonphotography said...

Wonderful shot that speaks of freedom!

Have a great weekend
Anna

Pearl Maple said...

Beautiful nature photo, thanks for sharing with sky watch friday.

kden said...

He's looking pretty regal against the blue sky.

Jane Hards Photography said...

That bird is definitely posing for you. Quite a haunting image.

Photo Cache said...

I really really love this image. I like how you composed it and how it's clear and crisp and has a happy feel to it. Thanks.

Kathie Brown said...

Troy, it looks so majestic perched on that bare branch with a soft blue sky beyond! Perfect!

DeniseinVA said...

That is such a great photo, love how you have captured that beautiful hawk.

bobbie said...

He looks so proud sitting up there against the beautiful sky!

Reader Wil said...

Hi Troy and Martha! Blue skies are popular this week! Yours is fabulous! Thanks for your much appreciated visit!

Anonymous said...

My first time here. I love this blog! Great shot of the hawk.

EG CameraGirl said...

WOW! Very nice shot. I have yet to capture one well. They see me way before I see them.

Shelly Cox said...

Nice composition, the sky looks gorgeous behind that majestic hawk. Beautiful capture.

Rune said...

Great shot of the hawk and nice ble sky :)

LV said...

You did a super job on the hawk on top of that tree. With the blues behind it, made it even better.

SandyCarlson said...

A spectacular view of this regal fellow. So beautiful.

Barb said...

The enlarged photo is spectacular. Do you know what is hanging from the tree? I'm wondering if it's the reason the tree is dead?

Regina said...

Lovely sky.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Wow, nice shot. I used to live in South Texas (Victoria) I love the skies down there.

Jim Klenke said...

wow, that is a great shot of a beautiful bird.

Pappy said...

I catch you on my reader, but haven't been commenting much lately. Hope all is well in your part of the State. Pappy

Pamela K H said...

How happy you must have been when you saw that beautiful hawk just sitting there. Great SWF selection. Thank you for sharing.

Singapoare Plants Lover said...

This is a great shot, beautiful.

Redzlan aka Tabib said...

This is my kind of picture.
Beautiful!

Eaglesbrother said...

Beautiful photograph of the Hawk..I am a Hawk lover here..have a beautiful Red Tail Hawk who is a long time friend to me..but the last few years he has become quite shy do to something scaring him or someone injuring him in some way..he has now become Very Camera shy...but I did manage to get some good shots of him with my newest lens 70-300 with VR.
Wonderful capture with a great sky as a background...well done!!!.

Bob

Tom said...

What a beautiful Bird these are... just googled them and up close they really are built for hunting.

Tom

Tussy said...

Wow! Beautiful clear sky, it is excellent shot of the hawk!

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Halcyon said...

What a beauty!

Happy Friday!!!

Pat said...

Beautiful composition with that corner of blue next to the puffy cloud and also the lone hawk on the stark tree.

Louise said...

I'm sure the sky could not have been more beautiful for that picture.

PG said...

hawks are so majestic. Bald eagles are solid too, but i wouldn't have been miffed if the the founding fathers had picked a hawk for the national bird!

Arija said...

WOW! What a wonderful capture against the sky!

betty-NZ said...

That's an awesome catch! Such majestic birds!

Unseen India Tours said...

Beautiful shot !! Great post..Thanks for sharing..Unseen Rajasthan

Bob Johnson said...

Love your image, right place at that right time and with a camera.