It was my "on-call" Sunday, and I was waiting outside the office for the reporter on my out-of-town assignment to arrive. I heard something behind me smack into the building, and when I turned to look, this juvenile robin was falling to the ground, and the red-tailed hawk did a u-turn and landed on a nearby lamp post. The hawk eyed his waiting prey, and watched me closely as a quickly pulled my camera from my bag. Just as I stepped back, he swooped down and snatched up the robin and flew away. This shot made my day--and my "on-call" Sunday worth getting up for :) Don't get me wrong, I do feel sorry for the robin, but 'tis the circle of life.
A red-tailed hawk approaches its prey, a juvenile robin, on Commercial Street in Waterloo, Iowa, on Sunday Sept. 12, 2010.
©Dawn J. Sagert/The Waterloo Courier
A red-tailed hawk captures its prey, a juvenile robin, on Commercial Street in Waterloo, Iowa, on Sunday Sept. 12, 2010.
©Dawn J. Sagert/The Waterloo Courier
2 comments:
Beautiful captures, Dawn.
Thank you, Jeff--hope all is going well for you! Thanks for stopping by for a look :)
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