On several occasions, I've rushed to my car to get my camera but it disappeared into the distance before I can get a photograph. Once I even got my camera out only to see the hawk fly away across Hwy 610, then put the camera away in the trunk, and was immediately buzzed by it again from a different direction. Now whenever I leave work, I immediately check the roof of the building, all the light poles in the area, and scan the horizon for the hawk. Even if I don't see it when leaving the building, sometimes I'll just sit in my car for 10 minutes to see if it is going to show up (never has).
And so last week I carried my camera with me into and out of work and managed to get a few photos of my hawk. I also watched a little more closely to see where the hawk was going to when it left and discovered that it likes to perch atop a high-voltage power pole about a half mile from work. I went over in my car and stopped by the side of the road across from it and took some more photos.
So here, as proof of my adventures, are a few extreme crops from some mediocre photos of the elusive hawk. I am not done, I will continue to pursue a great photo, I may even go and rent a longer, sharper lens for a weekend and camp out up there for an afternoon.
