03/20/2016 Dusting Off the Lens

It's been a while since I hauled my camera out. The actual one. Not the cell phone one. A couple days ago, I discovered our hawks are nesting in a tree on the lot line This tree, as a matter of fact They've never nested here before. I suspected they were in the woods to the north of our property, but never knew for sure. Perhaps this is a new pair. A closer view of the nest, minus mom & dad. In any case, I love birds of prey. Always have. I'm thrilled to have the hawks and the Great Horned Owls on our place. Seeing the nest so close, inspired me to dust off my camera and see if I could get any decent shots of the parents. I decided I'd make a little walk-about out of it, and introduce Dillon to some of his new world. Unfortunately, this is the only shot I