Raptor In The Grass ...

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”

   ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

    ~ 1803-1882

 A red-tailed hawk peers through the tall summer grass on its hunt for prey on a beautiful late August morning at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Hawk's Winter Watch ...

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”

                ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

                      ~ 1803-1882 
Regal Red-Tailed Hawk peers from a high perch, gazing over the winter landscape in search of prey as sunset beckons on a February evening at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

This bird of prey is the most common hawk in North America.

Background texture by Jai Johnson added for artistic effect.

Red-Tail In The Sunset ...

"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience."                     
                       ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
                                     ~ 1803-1882

Regal red-tailed hawk peers from a high perch, his gaze looming over the landscape in search of prey at an April sunset at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Red-Tailed Morning ...

Regal Red-Tailed Hawk surveys the landscape from a high perch on an October morning at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. This bird of prey is the most common hawk in North America.