I have seen some peculiar things when trying to photograph the behavior of wildlife. Last week, when driving along the Concho River, I happened to look across at the opposite shore. I saw something that took me by surprise. A Red-tailed Hawk was just sitting in the shallow water. I didn’t see any prey that he might have been eating. He was there several minutes and I had plenty of time to maneuver my car so I could get this shot out the driver’s side window. He was about 100 yards away so I used my 500mm and 1.4 tele-converter on my Canon 7D. I still had to crop it extensively to make this closeup.
Red-tailed Hawk bathing in Concho River.
Farther along the river, I spotted this Great Blue Heron. He was standing on some dead wood above the surface of the water. I love this pose.
Great Blue Heron
On the way home we spotted four Curve-billed Thrashers. In this photo you can see the ferocity in the eyes. But for such a fierce looking bird. their call is pretty meek sounding.
Curve-billed Thrasher
Click on any photo to see an enlargement.
Texas Tweeties by Bob Zeller 
Love the hawk sitting in the water! Great photos as always, Bob!
Thanks, Karen. Nice to hear from you again. 🙂
Love the Red-tailed in the water Bob, maybe it had been bathing!
Thanks a bunch, Mia.
Most excellent!
Thanks, Rob, I appreciate it. 🙂
Sometimes birds just take a break. And we get to witness this because we watch out for them. How many people are oblivious to what goes on around them. I feel so blessed for having taken the time.Thank you Bob and happy Easter!
Thank you, Jane. I agree. I see people running or driving through our parks, not realizing that they are only a few feet from some jaw-dropping nature. Happy Easter to you, too.
Wow. Beautiful captures, Bob. The Curve-Billed Thrasher is just lovely. I found it difficult to get a good picture of this bird even though they were somewhat abundant when I was in New Mexico last spring. And who knew Red-Tails had time to bathe?!
Thanks for your great comment, Lisa. I appreciate what you had to say, as always. 🙂
Really enjoyed these photos! That GBH is wonderful and the colors are so nice. Glad to see the hawk chillin’ out a bit. Thanks for posting. Hope you and Ann are doing well. hugs
Thanks, Beth, for your nice words. 🙂
They’re all great, but the hawk takes the cake. I’ve never seen that before, eagles, yes, but never a hawk.
Thank you for commenting, Jerry. You know that I always appreciate it.
The Concho River seems to serve up these nice birds and you always do such a great job of photographing them. Keep up the good work, Bob.
It seems that it gets better and better, Dwynn. I appreciate your thoughts.
gorgeous photos, I love the hawk. He just wanted to cool off his toes!
Thanks for the comment, Wazeau, I really appreciate it. You are probably right about the hawk. 🙂
Great photos …all of them are just wonderful. Would be hard to choose which one is the best.
Thanks, Syl. I guess you can just go ahead and like all of them. 🙂