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31-OCT-2008 Tom Torbert

Brother Joe Hawk (Story Attached)

Longview Lake, KC, Mo

TODAY I HAD AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE WITH THIS HAWK..
USUALLY THEY ARE SKITTISH AND FLY AWAY... NOT THIS HAWK..
THIS ONE SAT IN THE TREE LOOKING AT ME VERY CALMLY.. THEN FLEW
FOWARD SO NEAR ME THAT I FELT LIKE I COULD TOUCH HIM.. SO STRONG
AND AGILE.. AND BEAUTIFUL..

TODAY IS THE DAY THAT MY BROTHER, DR. JOE PASSED AWAY 20 YRS AGO..
DR JOE HAD A PLANE AND LOVED TO TAKE TO THE SKY JUST LIKE THIS HAWK..
I COULD FEEL A PRESENCE OF DR JOE AS HE FLEW BY.. I AM SURE THEY SHARED
SOME OF THE SAME FEELINGS OF FREEDOM..

AFTER THE HAWK FLEW BY ME, HE BEGAN TO CIRCLE ON UPRISING AIR CURRENTS,
STRANGELY, STRAIGHT ABOVE MY HEAD... HE WAS STILL IN SIGHT WHEN HE SIMPLY
DISAPPEARED.. NO CLOUDS.. JUST DISAPPEARED... I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHED MANY HAWKS,
BUT NEVER ONE LIKE THIS ONE.. I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT SOMEHOW, THE HAWK
WAS A SIGN FROM/OF HIM.. WHEN IT WAS OVER, I WAS AMAZED AT WHAT HAD JUST
HAPPENED.. AND HAVE BEEN ALL DAY..

THE "NEXT" BUTTON WILL GIVE YOU ALL 7 IMAGES OF THE HAWK..

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1000s f/6.7 at 440.0mm iso560 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Kim 06-Mar-2012 06:31
My brother Joe died 8 years ago. Since that time our family has had numerous encounters such as this with Redtail Hawks. But your pictures are incredible! Thank you. Kim L. Tucson
Pixel Shooter21-Dec-2008 04:47
last shot is fabulous, luv the catchlight and the dtails underneath!! V
Guest 15-Nov-2008 02:07
Your story gave me goosebumps...very moving. Red-tailed hawks, in my experience, just do not stick around when you show up with a camera. Without a doubt, this one was no ordinary hawk. Lucky you for having such a powerful moment with, or message from, a brother you dearly love.
Hank Vander Velde31-Oct-2008 21:43
Terriofic flight shot Tom. V.
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