> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Mark C > [...] > > > > That said, I also found this shot which I didn't realize I had. I > > think it's a Red Tail Hawk, since it's hawk-like in appearance and > has > > a vaguely red tail. > > > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/7997746702/#large >
That's a lovely shot. > Nice shot of the bird and good use of negative space to isolate it - it > must be lonely up there in the sky, I guess... > Not all hawks are solitary hunters, as I've just discovered. Yesterday when I was down by the Cutty Sark I saw an enormous raptor fly over it and land on a nearby roof. It was smaller than a buzzard and had a distinctive white marking at the base of the tail, underneath. It was a lot bigger than a kestrel - there are quite of few of them around here. Of course, I didn't have a camera with me. I watched it as I approached, but it flew off before I got a good close look, and I didn't see where it flew to. A bit of internet digging, and I think it was a Harris Hawk, which is apparently the only one known to hunt cooperatively: <http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Harris's_Hawk#intro> and seems to be a popular bird for scaring away the pigeons. I didn't see any handlers, but it did have a strap on its leg so I guess the handler must have been around somewhere. It was a beautiful bird. I wish I could have got a shot of it. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
