Sunday, November 23, 2014

Red-Tailed Hawk


I was at the Phoenician Resort Friday afternoon and when we were about to leave we saw three beautifully costumed people each with an exotic bird on their arm standing on the patio of the resort.  So, of course we investigated.  It turned out to be a bit of special entertainment for resort guests.  The bird above was a red-tailed hawk who was very vocal.  The handler said he was just anxious to be fed.  In the photo above, he had his eye on the sushi bar that was at the far end of the patio.


The second photos was such a great shot of the handsome handler so I had to post this one too.  Tomorrow I'll show you the other two bird handlers.  

I have a new post on Sharon's Sojourns today.  It's a bit of a love story this time.
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15 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 23, 2014 at 2:21 AM

    Beautiful looking bird, and full of character too... hope he got fed soon!

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  2. MersadNovember 23, 2014 at 3:27 AM

    I hope he got fed quickly. You don't want a hungry hawk on your arms. :)

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  3. LowellNovember 23, 2014 at 8:17 AM

    If that hawk was sitting on my hand and wanted to be fed, I'd feed it asap! That 2nd shot is fantastic - you got the light just right and the sunset in the background is perfect!

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  4. PerthDailyPhotoNovember 23, 2014 at 8:22 AM

    Both very handsome 'creatures' Sharon :)

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  5. JudyNovember 23, 2014 at 8:34 AM

    What a fun surprise and you of course had your trusty camera at the ready!

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  6. cieldequimperNovember 23, 2014 at 11:54 AM

    Lucky, lucky you. That's something I've always wanted to do! Super shots!

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  7. RedPatNovember 23, 2014 at 12:05 PM

    I'm loving the image of the hawk on & at the sushi bar, Sharon! ;-)

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  8. William KendallNovember 23, 2014 at 1:32 PM

    What a beautiful hawk. I remember seeing one at a museum here, and the noise he was making was quite extraordinary!

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  9. MoNovember 23, 2014 at 2:17 PM

    Great pics and both very interesting characters. Still on my travels hence why you haven't heard from me so often.

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  10. Bob CroweNovember 23, 2014 at 6:47 PM

    As soon as I saw this I thought of the song from the Marx Brothers Animal Crackers:

    Hooray for Captain Spaulding, The African explorer.

    Did someone call me Shnorrer?

    We went hawking once in Ireland. It was a blast.

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  11. JackNovember 23, 2014 at 7:05 PM

    Sharon, if this man were holding a can of Spam, you would still have taken half a dozen photos of him. Excuses!

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  12. RandyNovember 23, 2014 at 7:48 PM

    Beautiful bird. I would hate to be a mouse.

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  13. ThérèseNovember 24, 2014 at 12:45 AM

    Great portrait!

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  14. Billy Blue EyesNovember 24, 2014 at 1:08 AM

    Steam Punk

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  15. KateNovember 28, 2014 at 8:51 PM

    Both bird and man are fine specimens!

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