Darkevs wrote in post #15887709
love that first shot of him/her looking at you!
well, actually i like all 3. not much help am i.

never seen a red shoulder hawk, we have the red tailed here.
thanks for sharing!
Thank you Darkevs....for your indecisiveness
...and your very nice comment.
CDMOOSE wrote in post #15887740
Good for you; they are a beautiful hawk and you did well photographing it.
Al
Much appreciated Al. I really love their large eyes.
Don1 wrote in post #15888041
Those are really good images Steve. Exceptional.
Thanks for your generous compliment Don.
Dano_nav wrote in post #15888217
Nice images...may have been sizing you up for lunch...
Haha, thanks Dano. I think I'm a little big for a snack for these guys 
ardeekay wrote in post #15888604
Very well done, Steve-one of these days I'm going to get a shot of a hawk like that............maybe?!?
Your very kind Rog. I wish I had a secret formula to share with you to speed you to a hawk capture, but all I can say is "patience grasshopper" 
SJC from VT wrote in post #15889558
Very nice. I prefer the first pose, and I don't feel that the branches hurt this image at all.
Thanks for the lovely comment SJ. I'll admit to some artistic license in my crop to reduce the effects of the branches.
I appreciate your kind words Richard. They are very pretty aren't they.
CMOats wrote in post #15889603
Stunning shots of a beautiful bird!! Almost look like a painting

Your very kind Cheryl and it's most appreciated.
Thanks for checking them out Juvar and your compliments are quite nice.