Red Shouldered Hawk

[bluesbassman]

There's a small creek adjacent to my office and this fine bird has a penthouse in one of the trees. She obliged me with a few poses as she was waking up this morning.

[MNBrewer]

1. What a beautiful bird

thanks for the pics

[bluesbassman]

12. Indeed, and you are most welcome!

[liberal N proud]

2. Great shots

Lucky to have a camera ready to take those pictures. I had a huge owl in my back yard on Saturday. I was in the shower and heard a very loud shriek, it repeated several times. When I got out of the shower, I looked out the window to see this owl in the tree virtually outside the window.

I didn't have a camera handy and when I got dressed enough to roam the house, he was gone.

Great shots.

[bluesbassman]

13. Thanks liberal n proud.

Well it was really by design. The nesting tree is literally right outside my door. I should bring my camera every day for all the opportunity that presents itself, but then I'd never get any of that pesky work done.

Glad you enjoyed the shots.

[another_liberal]

3. That's magnificent!

Such a beautiful creature to have as a neighbor. You are a lucky guy.

[bluesbassman]

14. Thank you very much.

It is a unique location to work at.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. This bird is amazing.

It does have a habit of sweeping low, which all too often has them coming too close to your car windshield.

Does anyone know of any special significance these birds had to the Indians? Personally, there have been some eerie coincidences that have occurred each time there was a close encounter.

[bluesbassman]

15. Yes she is. One of the downsides to having as much wildlife as we do here...

combined with the amunt of traffic that passes through is that I see far too many instances of what you noted. Very sad.

The regional native tribe are the Ohlone. There are references to the hawk in their mytholgy, but beyond that I'm not aware of any additional signifigance.

[LindaCollins11]

5. LindaCollins11

Beautiful Just Beautiful, too bad most of us never get to see nature like this, thanks for sharing!

[bluesbassman]

16. Thanks and you are most welcome Linda!

[leftynyc]

6. Wow - that's a beauty

I probably would be getting much less work done if I had that outside my window.

[bluesbassman]

17. Thanks, and that's why I only carry my camera with me on occasion!

[Esse Quam Videri]

7. Very Nice

Great photos. Can't wait to see the eyas (I had to google that btw, never heard the term before)

[Ligyron]

8. Look at the eyes on that animal!

Must be amazing to have those eyes and cruise the skies.

[bluesbassman]

18. Raptors have the most intense eyes among the animal kingdom IMO.

Very, very cool.

[Solly Mack]

9. What a beauty!

Nice capture.

[bluesbassman]

19. Thanks Solly Mack!

[raccoon]

10. I rec'd this in the Lounge. Where are you, bassman? Where is the Hawk, is my question. nt

[bluesbassman]

11. About 30 miles due east of San Francisco and south of Mt Diablo in Pleasanton. n/t