At Last, a Hawk .

I had only gone about a kilometer on my way to the estuary this morning, when I spotted a hawk making lazy circles in the sky.  I decided to stay and watch to see if it would fly my way and be close enough to photograph. For a long time I have wanted to capture a hawk but they are usually too distant..

After a while the hawk flew down to sit on a fence post - still too far away. Another short flight brought it to a closer fence post ( see extra) and just within camera range but not close enough to see detail.

Finally the hawk rose into the air and much to my delight flew in my direction. It was still too high for  good photography, but I managed to get two reasonably sharp shots at full zoom before it vanished behind trees. The second extra shows it flying away with the hill we call Brown Acre in the background. You can just see the receiving station on the top of the hill