Red Tail Hawk

I heard them coming from pretty far off. Two crows, haggling back and forth as they soared up from below me on the mesa. Caught a glimpse of them, just out of the corner of my eye. Just a couple of rowdy ravens. I didn’t pay attention …. until they got within rock-throwing distance above me, and I realized one of them was a hawk!

I got off about five shots before he buzzed down among the pinons.

A passable shot; though personally, I think it screams for a more interesting background. I see a composite in the making.

At any rate, I was just thrilled to catch him, on my last day in New Mexico. This is a very good sign!

(2009.NOV.02)
New Mexico, USA

Canon 350D EOS
Sigma 70-300mm

Corel PhotoImpactx3