Back Yard Hawk

It's a snowy, blowy, cold afternoon and I was curled up, staying cozy in my Center City, Philadelphia living room when I looked out and saw - a hawk! It was not five feet from me, probably sheltering from the wind by coming close to a house.

I called my husband Bill who took this shot. If the branches look
a tad blurred, it's because the photo is taken through a window, in a snow storm.

Here's a link to another hawk he photographed in Rittenhouse Square http://personaltreasures.blogspot.com/2008/01/red-hawk-in-rittenhouse-square.html

And here's some exciting Red Tail Hawk photos Bill found on the web - http://www.komar.org/faq/colorado-red-tailed-hawk/

Red Tailed Hawk in Rittenhouse Square

A Red Hawk has taken to hanging out in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square. As you can imagine many people gather to watch it, including my husband Bill. Here's a photo he took today. The hawk's tail is moving but you can see the reddish blur. Bill saw the hawk eating a pigeon a few weeks ago and has been carrying his camera around hoping to see it again.

Update!! Here's a photo of a hawk taken right out of our living room window http://personaltreasures.blogspot.com/2009/01/back-yard-hawk.html

And here are some other photos Bill took in the Square - http://personaltreasures.blogspot.com/2007/12/snow-in-rittenhouse-square.html.