A Hawk

We live close to Lake Ontario and its wetlands so we do see a lot of birds. Hawks are the biggest and most impressive. Yesterday, one was sitting high up in our neighbour's tree, scanning the back yards for prey. The neighbourhood squirrels were conspicuous by their absence. (A few years ago a hawk sat on our hedge eating a squirrel, so they have reason to hide).

For the photographers among you, I took this picture with my Fuji HS-10, a "bridge camera", which has a 24-720 mm. equivalent lens, at full zoom, with the lens braced against the patio door to steady it.