Saturday
Jan282012
Prey-ing
January 28, 2012 
One of this snow-less winter's gifts..is the hawks that are visibly hovering. Something about them that is beauty and grace and strength - combined.
tagged Hawks. Birds. Winter 2012 | in Birds, Charles River, Hawks, Winter 2012
Hawks. Birds. Winter 2012 | in Birds, Charles River, Hawks, Winter 2012 
Reader Comments (61)
captured alert and watchful, yet also still.
WOW...what an amazing capture. I love how his head is turned.
regal. just so regal.
beautiful shot....thanks for sharing,
Jennifer
What a beautiful shot.
Wow! It is so rare to see a bird of prey...they are so amazing! Have you seen any of the arctic owls that have flown way off course this year?
They are such beauties and you have captured him so finely!
Nice capture! Winter seems to make the hawks more visible, or perhaps they spend more time in the valley looking for food than in the rest of the year.
Quite a head turner.
Marcie, this is beautiful!!!
What a lovely creature. So wonderful that you can capture him in the wild.
Oh, I'm so envious! I've been stalking them. Beautiful.
Great capture and beautiful bird
Fabulous play on words, Marcie. I love this.
Amazing blend in with the back ground
so powerful bird, great capture!
OMG, so regal.
Impressive capture of this wonderful encounter! Love the interesting contrast between the pattern of the plumage and the branch tracery in the background.
beautiful shot. it looks like he is eyeing you too.
I agree with you....it's a very fine combination :)
Fabulous capture. I like the pose!
I love hawks! The brown and blue in this portrait is serene and lovely. I think of these birds as quiet, about their business.
a winning capture
Nice shot!
The colors in the shallow depth of field are incredible! Beautiful capture!
Your baby hawk, just knew he/she was going to have a very fine portrait taken. Held his/her breath, turned the best side to the camera and let you "go for it." Great capture, beautiful bird.
She blends in so beautifully with the background colors! Such a majestic creature
Marcie - yes, you have captured "hawk-essence".
not only a beautiful, well focused capture, but amazing processing and tones... just in your recognizable style .
Wow, great capture. I keep seeing hawks everywhere but never have my camera with me as I'm always driving.
I see a lot of hawks around my home. But not one as pretty as this.
Mesmerizing! What a shot..Grace and strength and beauty, indeed!
Beautiful capture!
How kind of him to sit for a portrait! I always feel, when I see one of these elegant creatures-animal medicine...what does this creature represent to me? Hawks definitely have those qualities of both grace and strength...perhaps your own reflection and reminder, Marcie.
very well composed, nice shot
Nice shot of this bird. They are so much harder to find and photograph than ducks and geese! You caught this one in an interesting pose.
glorious looking creature. it looks proud :) nice.
Wow, beautiful photo!
what a majestic bird. your camera lens must be pretty powerful to get such a spectacular shot without the bird flying off. Love-Ly.
thanks for commenting on my Scavenger Hunt Sunday post today.
A handsome bird, with beautiful complementary background, wonderful soft tones and colors.
Oh my gosh, what an incredibly lovely photo...they truly are regal creatures. Gorgeous!
Excellent!
Yes, they are wonderful birds - we have so many of them here around the house... and storks and heron birds and Ibises and cranes and even sometime the pink spoon bills.... it's almost like an outdoor zoo. It's Florida's wildlife and it was their habitat long before humans started out to build all their many houses and mansions into the swampy regions. But, they come still back to fish in the ponds and creeks.... they have forgiven us, I think - and we don't care about.....
Have a nice Sunday, Marcie
A beautiful bird shot. well done
Un regard aussi perçant que possible...c'est vraiment extraordinaire à aprécier.
Belle capture!
Oh, this is excellent!
Heavy !
What a beauty and what a fine pose, Marcie !
love the subtle shades of browns in this shot ..such a gift indeed!
beautiful shot, color ...
Excellent capture, love the background.
Cool capture.