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  • Red Tailed Hawk in Red Oaks Mill

    We often see Red Tailed Hawks circling high above the area, but this one came closer than most (clicky for more dots):

    Red Tailed Hawk Red Oaks Mill 2016-06-27 - 0195
    Red Tailed Hawk Red Oaks Mill 2016-06-27 – 0195

    Surely you can see it, just to the left of the speed limit sign? It took us by surprise, too!

    Near the middle of the road:

    Red Tailed Hawk Red Oaks Mill 2016-06-27 - 0211
    Red Tailed Hawk Red Oaks Mill 2016-06-27 – 0211

    And away:

    Red Tailed Hawk Red Oaks Mill 2016-06-27 - 0227
    Red Tailed Hawk Red Oaks Mill 2016-06-27 – 0227

    Perhaps it’s taking a break to enjoy just flying around? That’s about what we were doing; it was a fine morning for that sort of thing.

    Squinting at a few more frames, it’s flying at 18 mph with 4 wingbeats per second. Not in a hurry, that’s for sure, and still traveling faster than we were.

    We spotted a few Gas Hawks above the airport, too, but they stayed too far away for pictures…