Got a nice sighting on the edge of the driveway very early this morning -- our friendly neighborhood broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus). He flew up to a nearby poplar tree branch and cleaned his beak on the branch. Then, we looked at each other for a while. He flew away when I got out of the truck to get closer. I take his presence as a good omen.
Photo courtesy of Cornell Lab or Ornithology
