First Day Out
Happy 2012 to you and yours!
On my first official day out of the house following a simple back surgery and hospital stay, I went for a walk. Where would you go?
I went to a place I like to call “Side Cut Metropark” and I call it that because that’s its name.
Most of the deer were up by the city (Maumee) although others were behind the cemetery on River Road. Woodpeckers were all around and so were the geese. A single heron seems to be wintering in these parts and plenty of squirrels were busy doing what they do. Of particular interest, though, was a certain hawk. Not a red-tailed as we see so often these days, but apparently a Cooper’s Hawk methinks.
They’re not all that rare but I’d never seen one before.
When you’re out and looking for the critters to photograph, be sure to look up.
Hawks and others are likely to be up there, watching you watching them.
And when you get a really good one? We at Kohne Camera & Photo will print it, laminate it, mount it, and frame it per your needs. Get into the competition. We’ll help with that!
Welcome back to the blogging world! Also, glad that you are up and about enough to start taking pictures again.
Great photo. Never heard of the bird before. Looks Quite magnificent. I went for a walk this morning and saw a bald eagle. I didn’t event think to press the shutter. I was so amazed at just watching it soar around and then land on a tree. It made me glad to be alive. It’s the “simple” things in life that matter. Glad you’re back. Peace.
Gary,
Glad to see you back in action doing what you love! Missed your posts.
Sounds like surgery was a success and you are up and at ‘em again.
That hawk hangs around our backyard. Apparently he likes the taste of morning dove… We lure them in with birdseed and the hawk does the rest.
Stunning photo good sir! Glad you are back in action!!
It looks like the surgery was successful. We have missed you and I am certainly glad you are back again. You really should think about doing a book with your pictures. They are among the best I have seen.