We left the cold and snow in North Carolina for our annual
mid-winter visit to Florida - this year, Kissimmee. The cold followed us and we had two days in
the mid-fifties. We took advantage of
those days with a long drive to a favorite restaurant and the other cold day
saw the movie American Sniper. Wow!
Other than the two chilly days, we’ve enjoyed typical Florida
weather with temperatures in the 70’s and 80’s.
We were enjoying a
cocktail on our deck when a large hawk perched on a light pole about 30 feet
away. Since hawks are typically wary of
people, we were quiet and just watched.
When it stayed, we moved around and Aloma took some snapshots. Didn’t bother it. The hawk spotted something on the ground and
swooped down but came up empty handed and landed on a basketball backboard even
closer to us. It would turn his/her neck
180 degrees to watch us. I whistled “Bob
White” and it would quickly turn its head.
We went inside for the evening and the hawk left soon after we did.
The next day I called to Aloma, “The hawk is back and brought a
friend.” Wrong. Two vultures were perched on the
lightpole. After a few minutes, they
glided down to the ground and lay in the grass next to each other. Weird.
If we see more wildlife in Florida, I hope it will be hawks,
not vultures.
Seasoned Man
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