Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Hawk

I am trying to get up to speed on hawk ID, so I scan the skies while driving, which, I suppose, is analogous to texting while driving; in fact, I know it is, but.... So, I was driving east on Lakewood late afternoon yesterday and saw a hawk moving in the sky. And then suddenly, it dove straight down at about 100 mph and tried for a bird in a nearby driveway, all of which took 2 seconds. I basically only saw a broad, nearly terminal tail band, but little else. I saw the victim and hawk all aflurry as I drove by, but don't know the outcome or the ID of the hawk. Still, I am learning to look at silhouettes. We all have our different thrill thresholds.

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