Normally when I go out hiking, I slip my camera into my pocket. This morning I didn't plan to be out long so I thought, "Nah...skip it!" and wouldn't you know, the most beautiful bird was sitting on a log near the inlet. He was so calm and noble looking, and he eyed me attentively. His chest was beautifully spotted, brown-on-beige, and the distinctive beak told me he was some member of the hawk family. I came home and searched thru Google Images where I found this photo - it's him, exactly. I hope he'll still be there tomorrow so I can photograph him. In addition to ducks, gulls and geese we have had a very large swan, several egrets and a tern up here on the inlet in Inwood Hill Park. In the woods I've seen some really beautiful, colorful small birds as well as the softly cooing mourning doves. I don't consider myself a bird-watcher but I do enjoy seeing them in their many varieties, and their clear songs are always an enhancement to my mornings.
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