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I've missed so many photo opportunities that I have started taking the camera when out and about. One day, returning to the parking lot from an errand, I glanced across the busy street and saw this hawk on the phone line.

I drove to the other side of the road and found a much better vantage point and good lighting. I got several photos of him on the phone line. When he saw me getting too close and decided to split, I was ready. I got him taking off and in flight as he flew over the street and out of sight. He was later identified as a Red-shouldered Hawk.

Driving out one morning, I noticed Western Bluebirds by the roadside. With no vehicles behind me, I stopped, rolled down the window and got several photos. I was able to get photos of these beautiful birds only because I had my camera at the ready.

The hummingbird photos are another story. Having just returned home from a trip, I saw the hummingbird fly into a pine near the house. The camera was ready and the little hummer sat and let me get numerous photos. Most photos of hummingbirds are of them inflight by a flower. They usually move very quickly and don't stay put long. I was only able to get these photos because I was ready when the hummingbird was.

California Kathryn
Fallbrook, CA
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