The Death Stare

I have been spotting a large bird flying around a far-away tree on a different train than the one I usually take. Earlier I had three sightings. I don’t know why I never took that trail to find out if that bird has a nest there. Today I saw it and heard its call. It was evident that it’s a hawk. Once I spotted the source tree from where the call was echoing, I become disappointed. I could see the hawk, but it was sitting on a high branch of a tall tree against the background of the bright sky. Several branches were blocking the view. I waited for a long time for the hawk to make a move. Finally, I gave up and decided to find a better angle to avoid as many branches as I could. It is a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). I was hoping the noise of stutter might startle or annoy the hawk and make it shift its position. Apparently, the hawk didn’t care about a random human pointing something towards it. Once I reviewed the image on the screen, I saw the death stare. Who knows! Maybe the hawk was thinking of trying a different cuisine today!

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