Eye to Eye 9745
The Florida Everglade provide ample opportunity to observe nature's pristine creatures, sometimes incredibly closely. Red-shouldered Hawks are fairly plentiful in the Everglades, however, none provided such an unfettered encounter as this dampened bird, on this foggy morning. When I approached, there were two red-tail hawks sitting on a sign. As I imagined would happen, one flew off within seconds of seeing me exit the vehicle. I took a few photos, at a distance, and then realizing that the bird was in no hurry to leave, approached slowly, taking a few photos with each step. I was no further than a car's length away. Eventually, it flew to another sign some 15 or 20 yards further down the road, and at that point I let it be. Who knows why this hawk decided to share its jealous sky with me that morning. Perhaps it already had a full belly and was content? Perhaps it just didn't sense a critical threat? It is an experience I would otherwise only expect from a captive bird. It is possible that this was, at some point, a rescue animal. That, too, might explain its reaction to my approach. Whatever the reason, for a few brief moments the hawk and I were sharing a jealous sky and seeing eye to eye! #ILoveNature #ILoveWildlife #iLoveBirds #WildlifePhotography in #Florida #Nature in #America #USA #FloridaEverglades #RedShoulderedHawk #Canon #Bringit #JealousSky #Photography #WildlifeConservation #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
Eye to Eye 9745
The Florida Everglade provide ample opportunity to observe nature's pristine creatures, sometimes incredibly closely. Red-shouldered Hawks are fairly plentiful in the Everglades, however, none provided such an unfettered encounter as this dampened bird, on this foggy morning. When I approached, there were two red-tail hawks sitting on a sign. As I imagined would happen, one flew off within seconds of seeing me exit the vehicle. I took a few photos, at a distance, and then realizing that the bird was in no hurry to leave, approached slowly, taking a few photos with each step. I was no further than a car's length away. Eventually, it flew to another sign some 15 or 20 yards further down the road, and at that point I let it be. Who knows why this hawk decided to share its jealous sky with me that morning. Perhaps it already had a full belly and was content? Perhaps it just didn't sense a critical threat? It is an experience I would otherwise only expect from a captive bird. It is possible that this was, at some point, a rescue animal. That, too, might explain its reaction to my approach. Whatever the reason, for a few brief moments the hawk and I were sharing a jealous sky and seeing eye to eye! #ILoveNature #ILoveWildlife #iLoveBirds #WildlifePhotography in #Florida #Nature in #America #USA #FloridaEverglades #RedShoulderedHawk #Canon #Bringit #JealousSky #Photography #WildlifeConservation #Picoftheday #Photooftheday