Wasn’t Fast Enough!
This morning when I woke up I looked out the window and I saw a large figure of a bird perched on the deck’s handrail, it was a Cooper’s Hawk, I ran to get my camera ready and when I approached the window ready to shoot when the bird unfortunately saw me and flew away before I could get a single shot!
It’s raining hard now as I write this post despite the heavy rain I refilled the feeders, now I can see some birds are out to feed but they look wet. I just hope that this rain won’t last long and I might be able to shoot some pictures later.
Here are some fresh pictures I shot yesterday. (It might explain the Hawk’s visit)
Mourning Dove
Text and photographs © Hj Ruiz – Avian101




Ah, so frustrating!
If you photograph birds you get used to moments like that! No big deal! Thank you for your sympathy! 🙂
Adorable!. We are under 13F with the feeders very active 🙂 Hope you see sunny days!
Thanks Carmen! It’s cold all over, I just hope that this cold wave doesn’t last long. 🙂
UGH, I know the feeling, HJ! 😉 Love the dove capture on the branch, what a striking pose!
Thank you Donna! 🙂
The pictures are so pretty! So lovely. 🙂 🙂
I LOVE BIRDS, and feeling so happy I found this blog! 😀
Looking forward to more beautiful bird pictures and stories like these , every single day.. in my reader! 😀
Thank you for your enthusiasm and love for birds. On this blog you will find lots of bird pictures and plenty of silly writing. 🙂