A Waiting Hawk

My first wild animal in a new nature park! I said in my last post that I went to this new nature park without much expectation yet. All I really wanted to do was explore a bit and find my way around. Also having the dog with me was going to be a detriment to finding any new animals. But did that stop me?

No! While approaching the end of one of the many trails there I saw a huge bird leap from a nearby tree! The dog saw it at the same time as I did, and she was very excited. I tried to lift my camera to my face, but the dog kept pulling on the leash. This was going to be very difficult.

After I got Isabella calmed down, I spotted the bird at the top of another tree. I saw that the bird was a hawk, and it was just sitting there waiting. I couldn't believe how lucky I was that the bird had stopped close enough for me to actually get a picture or two.

This was only my first day at the new park and I had already gotten pictures of an exciting creature! This isn't the first hawk I've seen in this area, so I know I'll have more pictures of one of these majestic birds. It's just a matter of time.

I've seen many deer around here too. And I'm excited to find out if my deer calming techniques will work on them. I'm not sure how soon I'll get pictures of them, but I know I eventually will. I know there are many kinds of animals around here, so I'll have opportunities for many interesting creatures.

I wish I could get pictures at night. I walk Isabella every night. She has a bit of a weak bladder, so I have to do it. On one of my recent nighttime walks I heard the howls of coyotes going back and forth. And when I looked up into the night sky, I saw my very first shooting star! You don't get many opportunities for either of those in the city.

I'm slowly getting back to posting on the other two sites I'm involved with too. Emma and Copas have been keeping Nature Center Magazine going, and I now consider that site to be theirs as much as mine. You should take a look at some of their excellent articles.

I have a new story up on Rat Tales called "Fair". It's very different than anything I've ever done before. I have it categorized as horror, but it's maybe more of a dark fantasy story than horror. There are no ghosts or monsters in this story, but there are certainly some monstrous people. You may have met a few people that resemble some of the characters in this story.

Back to the hawk!

I tried to get a picture of this hawk taking off from the tree it was in, but the dog took that exact moment to pull on the leash again. Luckily I was able to get a few pictures of this big bird in flight. It was circling for quite some time, so I got to get a good look.

After a few minutes of watching the hawk, I decided that it was time to investigate some of the other trails. One of them went over the railroad tracks! I knew that might prove to be interesting. So I went on my way wondering what I might find next on my journey through this fascinating new park. Isabella seemed every bit as excited as I was.


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