Swede’s Photographs<p>Master of the Air</p><p>I was sitting with my wife on the front porch of her quaint little quilting shop. We have a couple of old redwood rocking chairs, perfect for soaking in the serenity of the neighborhood. Ben and Charlie, our loyal companions, were sprawled out on the porch, lazily watching the world go by.</p><p>As I fiddled with my phone, adding a caption to a photo I had just taken of some clouds, two red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) suddenly appeared, gliding gracefully right in front of us. In my excitement, I fumbled with my phone and frantically reached for my camera. I managed to snap just one photo, which would’ve been perfect if the right wing hadn’t been cut off. I did get a couple more shots, but by then, the hawks were flying away—and it just wasn’t the same.</p><p>Check out breathtaking photos of magnificent birds of prey, visit my photo gallery here:</p><p><a href="https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">swede1952-photographs.pixels.c</span><span class="invisible">om</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bird</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/birdwatching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdwatching</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/birdphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdphotography</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RedTailedHawk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedTailedHawk</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/birdsofprey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsofprey</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/raptor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>raptor</span></a></p>