This summer I began my experimentation with photography of animals, as a way to get closer to animals and nature, to be part of the natural worlds and to relieve stress from the hectic world. I got out my camera and went to sit in the yard, where I have a chair between the garden and the pool, surrounded by beautiful trees and blue sky. Within five minutes this lovely hawk landed in the shallow end of the pool on top of the pool cover!
He was majestic and commanded a presence like nothing I've ever witnessed before. Proud, alert, his eyes scanning the yard. I was able to watch him as he turned his head, preened his feathers, dipped his tail and tummy into the puddles of water that had collected on the pool cover.
His visit lasted for approximately 15 minutes. He had to have known I was there, for I was no further than 30 feet away at the deep end of the pool. He was not intimidated.
These shots are a series, some capturing the slightest movements or turn of the head. I was honored by his presence.
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| Arrival |
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| A cool drink |
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