I made the mistake of ordering a pair of bike shorts with large red panels, kind of garish and they don't match with any of my jerseys. So, I wear them only if my others are dirty. Anyway, while on a ride, I felt a sting, looked down and there's a bee and it just stung me. Did the red attract it...ok, just a coincidence. A family of hawks built a nest for the 4th straight year, in one of our many trees. The mom and dad aggressively patrol the surrounding area and if anyone moves too close, one of them will dive and attempt to use their talons to brush us. I've been "struck" many times, once drawing blood from the back of my head. It is with relief that I likely saw the inaugural flight of one of the babies (the parents will now stop dive bombing me), this morning. It was standing in the parking lot so I approached to coax it to a safer spot, above. Then.... ....it walked into a sprinkler's dispersion and I realized, since it hatched, this was its first exposure to water. I wanted to break in a new pair of hiking shoes so went to the near by Linda Vista Trail. I usually choose a 2 mile loop and while doing so, saw the above deer and later a Road Runner. The morning scenes are quite beautiful with.... ....rare clouds overhead. We are a few days away from the start of the official monsoon season. The forecast is for an above average rain season and I can feel the humidity creeping up. The mountains received some light precipitation, last night. I returned home and while eating lunch, saw movement out the sliding door. I took this image to make sure I had something as the baby hawk had learned how to fly. Then, I crept outside, leaned the camera over the railing and.... ....so cool. It soon flew to a nearby tree. Last year, the three little hawks met their demise via one way or another so good to know one of this year's batch has made it.
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