But isn't it supposed to be spring?
This hawk sat in the tree outside our house keeping an eye on our bird feeders, during another snowstorm. Most of the photographs we took were spoiled by having so much snow flying across the bird that it was not even clear what it was. Also, the camouflage of this bird is striking and unless you looked very carefully you couldn't even see it at all. And yes, this was taken in April. So this poor hawk is probably thinner than usual and desperately in need of a good meal although the fluffed up feathers make him look big and fat. Will this winter ever end?
Apparently it will and the clue is the sound of birdsong is filling the air as it always does in the spring. We even had an invasion of robins that managed to find some verges that had been cleared of snow by the plows next to the towering banks of white snow.
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Ramamurthy death buaty
alone in the ice
+Ellie Kennard
yes and it is beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us Ellie!
And you for yours +MicheleElys Mer 😀 Sounds as if you have a lot of very happy creatures around where you live.
+Ellie Kennard
I understand I do it as well. Love seeing the squirrels on the deck filling themselves, with birds hoping around. Our area are filled with FAT bunnies, the Raptors have an abundance of food, same with the foxes.
Took in an adorable feral cat; his name is now Simsai and never worries about food again, nor the cold. Thank you for your kind heart
+MicheleElys Mer I have filled my bird feeders. They have to all have their chance. Small and large alike. 🙂 And I lend a hand where I can, too.
Thank you again +Ursula Klepper – I liked the lines leading to him, too. Melting now. Very wet on a walk.
+Ellie Kennard Knowing nature has its starving and abundance times, I still feed the birds, and sometimes if there is a Raptor in need, I will buy some meat and set it out.
My neighbor told me "that is God's job", I said, and I am helping your God ;D
I keep my fingers cross that it will melt soon but not all at once!! :o) This is really a great image I love the brown tones against the white snow, and all the branches point to the hawk!
+Ellie Kennard You are very welcome and Thank You for your support. We appreciate it, keep those great pictures coming, +Mark HELM and +Giselle Savoie
+Renee McDaniel I had to optimise it so we could see him at all. It was hard even knowing he was there.
+Peter Barlas​ thank you.
I can't give them anything, though I know that the local chicken farmers throw out chicken carcasses for the eagles. Perhaps they can get something there.
+Heiko Mahr it was, I almost didn't see the bird. Thanks very much.
+Photo Mania Canada thank you so much, +Giselle Savoie​ and +Mark HELM​
You guys are great!
He really is camouflaged
I can understand, +Ellie Kennard. Ours is outside our window, but the largest bird we attract is a woodpecker that stops by once in awhile 🙂
Thank you but the snow helps your photo , like you I hope he has a good feed soon . What can you give them ?
Fantastis shot , and so hard to see!
Yes, congratulations +Ellie Kennard
Congratulations!
Congratulation +Ellie Kennard your photograph has been selected to be displayed at +Photo Mania Canada #photomaniacanada. You will also be added to the Canadian Photographers Circle for April!
Have a great day! 🙂
+Giselle Savoie and +Mark HELM
Thank you.
+Ellie Kennard It was sad but some reason she came to my door step. We tried to save her. I do suggest finding a raptor center and making a donation. They take these birds in for free, treat them care for them and release them back if they can. They use X-ray and all kids of operating equipment. We got a tour. He said if she healed he would bring her back for release. I was happy to find the Bald Eagle the other day. We have a mating pair near our house. We also have an Osprey close by.
+Dale Chou thanks very much, Dale.
+Ursula Klepper​ yes, he seems to be. Not melted yet, but beginning to settle so it looks lower. Not too much water running yet, though. Which is probably a good thing.
Thanks a lot Ursula.
+Denise Speckhardt sad to hear about that, they really do have a hard time just trying to stay alive.
+Sharon Stone and you know what? I have let my bird feeders almost run out of seed. I don't like the idea of providing fast food for hawks right in front of my kitchen window. Thanks for the compliment.
+Sandra Nesbit thanks a lot Sandra.
+Alex Lapidus thanks Alex. Actually, no, that's not what spring is supposed to look like, even around here.
Someone who I was talking to today was saying how this winter has depressed even the most die hard snow lovers. She jokingly said she thinks the whole of Nova Scotia is on suicide watch. But it is getting everyone down. No joke.
+Robt. J. Moore II absolutely! 🙂
+Dawn Molitor that's given me a vision that has made me laugh! Do you think it would be like those bathing costumes they used to wear back in the early 1900's?
But I suspect you are right.
Another snowstorm, yikes! But such lovely photograph…
Lovely image! He is looking at you… So your snow didn't melt yet …. :o(
We have a set in our yard, a young one landed on my deck last fall. She had broke her wing and we took her to our local rapture center. Sadly she did not make it her infection was too bad.
+Ellie Kennard, what a fabulous capture! He's definitely watching you and willing you to add food to the bird feeder.
Wow +Ellie Kennard what a great bird shot. Sorry about the snow though.
Fabulous photo! So that's what spring looks like around there 🙂 At least there's hope…
Literally!
+Ellie Kennard I think you may need a bathing suit made out of water proof long john material to swim in that kind of weather!
Thank you +Linda Villers 😀
Wonderful, what a beauty!
Thanks very much +glenda torrence
Nice shot
+Ellie Kennard Oh! I totally agree.. I am one of those people who cannot bear the absence of sun and warmth for beyond a reasonable number of days.. I have been seeing your posts describing the snow forecasts and was remembering my old days when I would start seeds on the windows in February.
Once I went away from Boston, never wanted to come back even to visit
in winterwhen it's not warm enough!+Linda Jess​ if I don't see another bird this year I don't care so long as we get some leaves on the trees!
Great shot Ellie. It will be nice when we can see leaves on those trees. Even harder to find the birds then
Snow in April is one thing. Still having 4 feet of snow on top of the ground is quite another (in April) +Beena R
Thanks a lot +Beena R – it has gone on for so long this year… Poor creatures, I do feel sorry for them all. And it's depressing us all, I see it in everyone's faces.
Oh! The poor thing! (not just the hawk 🙂
I have gone through this kind of harsh weather, yes, I remember there was snow in April also in the year 2002 in Boston!
And a beautiful capture, even though it's camouflaged with the tree, it looks 3D and does stand out from the back ground!
Good picture,at least his eyes show up,looks good against the snow though
Thanks a lot +debi scott and it is. We often see them (along with bald eagles) around the house. But having the camera and being able to get close enough to get a photograph is another thing. I only have a 70-300mm lens, so I have to be fairly close.
Thanks a lot +Elizabeth Lund – it looks promising today! It's going up to 10 degrees C (which is well above freezing). I almost feel like going for a swim. But not quite.
Snowing in April? So sorry! Great photo though! Cool to see this right in your back yard
Lovely capture of the hawk +Ellie Kennard and I sure hope that it stops snowing there soon!
Thanks +Michelle Smith – and keep an eye on the community. Counting down to the launch of our special assignment. D
Great capture +Ellie Kennard 🙂 Hope the snow all melts soon !
+Sumit Sen thanks a lot, Sumit. I believe I did!
+Lynn David Newton I was in the house and it was taken through the window. I was about 25 feet away from the tree. So through glass twice. Lens glass and window glass. 🙂
+Debbie Drummond thanks a lot Debbie.
+ima eghlima right, so true.
You surely caught his/her attention! 🙂 Lovely shot!
How close were you able to get to it in order to take that photo? Was it taken through glass?
He's adorable.
soon, friends, soon