I love my home but didn’t always love the ugly power lines
visible from our south-facing windows.
I considered them an obstruction of the open-space-aesthetic.
Well, I eventually adjusted my attitude with the realization that
without those unsightly, thick black cables, I wouldn’t see nearly as many birds.
Case in point: this Red-tailed Hawk that stopped by yesterday.
© Tracy Abell 2011
Tracy Abell 
Wow! That is totally amazing.
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I had such fun watching that hawk. First through the camera and then the binoculars. It was really windy and it got knocked off balance at one point.
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Beautiful, I never saw that bird!
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I’m so grateful we have lots of red-tailed hawks in this area. I love watching them float around on the air currents.
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That’s one heck of a lens you’ve got there, Tracy. What a great photo!
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It is a good lens but Zippy covets my brother’s. You know, that old lens-envy thing. I’m happy with this one because I can always crop and bring it in closer.
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What a beautiful bird! What a great shot!
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It is a beautiful bird, huh? It was turned to the side because there was a squirrel flicking its tail (and probably chattering) at the hawk. I was worried the hawk was going to pounce, but it left the squirrel alone.
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Looks like an old sepia-tone photo. What a cool bird. We have a power line that runs along the edge of our backyard. We call it the squirrel highway.
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I did have to play with the contrast and colors a bit so we could see it better. Hence, the sepia-tones.
“Squirrel highway.” Love it! Squirrels cruise ours, too, and I marvel at their fearlessness.
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Oh, nice! (We don’t have any power lines visible from our house, but a couple streets down do — and they probably have the birds, as well.)
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You have the unobstructed view. 🙂
Guess you’ll have to go down the street to check out the power lines. HA!
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Good point about the power lines. We see quite a few Red-tailed Hawks around here. They’re really impressive.
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I watched it for a while through the binoculars, and when it turned its head and I saw that eye/beak combination, I gasped. They’re amazing, and I’m glad you get to see them, too.
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