Backyard Hawk

Missed Breakfast, and past noon.... picked up mini donuts and orange juice at the Store...gathered the gear, and after just a few steps on the Dirt Road, glimpsed Hawk fly to a Tree on my right...set up the tripod and 20x, faraway pic and clip, and much backlighting from Sun...left the 20x to record, and approached cautiously with the new camera, pausing for pics...needn't have worried much that Hawk would fly off...Hawk stayed perched unperturbed a long while...I tried different angles...difficulties: branches, sunlight, street cleaner--and then a ruckus...Three Does, Five Fawns--and Thin Antlered Buck courting the Does...I dont know what all they were doing, my attention on Hawk...but could hear them running about....lowered the camera now and then for Deer pics, but really didn't want to miss the opportunity for Hawk pics!...after about ten minutes, I went back for the Tripod...and for another ten minutes took clips!...I thought to sit down, and try to wait for Hawk to fly off...and get a flight pic...and in the midst of changing position, Hawk did fly off to another nearby Tree...some distant flight pics...gathered the gear scattered about...and Hawk flew a little further to the Fig Tree...when I got there, I happened on Two Does and Four Fawns...and Hawk flew from the Tree to the ground on the the other side of Deer...did get tiny clip of this flight, but couldn't follow!...Deer were in the way!...I went back around by way of the Dirt Road.... delayed to take pics of Buck, and One Doe with One Fawn..when I finally got around up the Swath to the Fig Tree from the other side, Hawk was gone, and Deer resting in the Sun...film shoot over!...so went to the Creek, and took a seat on the RipRap... and donuts and orange juice brunch!...sunny cool blue...on the clip, one can hear Buck bleating...along with the street cleaner!!...Hawk must like to be around Deer...second time this has happened....Mama Doe and Two Fawns were nearby during the other day's Hawk pics...sad news at work...good friend passed away...shared Critter reports while working, and they could pronounce Mabinogion....