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AFTER SPENDING THE BEST PART OF A WINTER’S DAY IN THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY, I DECIDED TO HEAD FOR HOME. IN FRONT OF THE BRANDYWINE SKI AREA THIS GUY WAS JUST SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. CARS WERE PULLING UP TO HIM AND HONKING THIER HORNS AND HE WOULD JUST ACT LIKE THEY WEREN’T EVEN THERE.
I REALLY LIKE THESE BIRDS AND I WAS AFRAID HE’D GET HIT SO I PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF MY VAN TO SEE IF I COULD SCARE HIM INTO MOVING, BUT HE IGNORED ME TOO. ( THAT WAS AFTER GETTING THE PICTURE, OF COURSE ! ).
AS I GOT OUT OF THE VAN I HEARD SEVERAL CROWS CALLING NEAR BY. THEY MUST HAVE ATTACKED THE HAWK AND BEATEN HIM UP PRETTY BADLY. HE HAD THAT SAME DAZED LOOK YOU’LL SOMETIMES SEE ON A BOXER’S FACE AFTER A BAD ROUND.
I NUDGED HIM A COUPLE TIMES WITH MY LEG AND HE STILL DIDN’T MOVE, SO I STARTED TO BEND OVER TO PICK HIM UP AND TAKE HIM TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD; HE WASN’T INTERESTED IN THAT, SO HE TOOK OFF. I’M GLAD IT WORKED OUT THAT WAY. THIER BEAKS AND TALONS CAN EXERT BONE-BREAKING PRESSURE AND, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, I’VE GOTTEN USED TO MY FINGERS BEING RIGHT WHERE THEY ARE, AT THE ENDS OF MY HANDS, AS OPPOSED TO SCATTERED ALL OVER THE VALLEY.
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Cora Wandel
A lovely photo and story to go with it.
RickF
Great catch and great story
Judy O'Neil
Mike your story confirms- the kind of guy I imagined you to be!!! Great shot of a cute little fella who needed a helping hand.
May 2009 be filled with love, safety, good health and lots of laughter. TCOU (take care of you) :) Judy
handprintz
What a lovely story and picture Mike,glad it had a happy ending for him and you
linda858100
SUPER NICE
Anne-Marie Bok...
dinghysailor1
poor guy – definitely not a happy bunny -you did a great job mike with the image and more importantly in getting him to move out of harms way…
;)))
Carol Barona
glad your fingers are still where they are supposed to be. this is an amazing photo. what a wonderful thing you did for him. I am glad he finally was able to fly off. crows can be so mean, they used to attack my cat!
DIANEPEAREN
WELL AS MY MOTHER ALWAYS TOLD ME….DO SOMETHING NICE WITHOUT BEING TOLD AND YOU WILL EARN EXTRA FEATHERS FOR YOUR WINGS.(FOR WHEN YOU GO TO HEAVEN) NEEDLESS TO SAY…SOME OF YOUR FEATHERS MAY BE FROM A GREATFUL HAWK…...HAVE A HAPPY ,WARM ,NEW YEAR MY FRIEND,I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE OF YOUR ARTISTIC TREASURES IN 2009.
Dayonda
Well, your fingers might have been mighty nutritious.
This is a fantastic photo, Mike! He’s a beautiful creature!
I love them from a distance, because I deal with the little birds these guys’ little cousins prefer to chow down on. Oh, and they owe me a few cats, too!
michael byerley
congrats mick !!!! this is a great story and an unbelievable shot !!!!
Joanne Bradley
Great capture of this hawk, and wonderful descriptive story to go with it! Congrats on ImageWriting feature!
erinmagoc
adorable..im glad he got away safely
Jane Best
This is a fantastic capture of this beautiful hawk. He was lucky that you found him. You probably saved him from being run over. So glad he was able to fly away on his on-AFTER you took this winner photo!!!
Teresa Zieba
Wow, what a capture and a great story to go with it my friend. Awesome!
Tibby Steedly
Beautiful picture of this lovely hawk. I’m so glad you found him and helped him on his way. You saved him!
mlou
I Love this shot. Poor bird! I have owls in my back yard and the crows gether in groups and give them such a difficult time. Thanks for taking the time to help!
Brandy Bentz-J...
Great shot and story, nice of you to care so much! Hawk’s are pretty neat. There was a day we had snow here and one was hunting mice in our field…it just flew against the heavy wind that was blowing and stayed in one little spot till he got him some lunch.
Beve Brown-Clark
Unbelievable…poor thing…great heart touching story!
Mariann Rea
I’m grateful there are people like you left in this world who don’t just drive by but stop and help an animal or a bird.
MICKSPIXPHOTOS replied
Thanks again, Mariann. They’re such great birds and it’s such a great area that it just would have been wrong NOT to stop.
I appreciate the comment.