Urban ecology

This hawk was hanging out in a small tree across the street from our house, practically at eye level.  He was unconcerned by the picture-taking and allowed himself to be observed for almost 5 minutes from a distance of about 10 ft.  Andrew took several pictures with his phone,  then ran back into the house for his camera and captured these.  I love raptors, and this brush with one up close made my day!

Originally posted at www.myspace.com/wannabedutch on 02/01/07.