Privacy Please is a photograph by Sue Melvin which was uploaded on October 26th, 2012.
Privacy Please
Sharp-shinned hawk takes a dip in a birdbath for relief from the summer heat.
Digital enhancement of a poster effect texture applied to my... more
by Sue Melvin
Title
Privacy Please
Artist
Sue Melvin
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photo Art
Description
Sharp-shinned hawk takes a dip in a birdbath for relief from the summer heat.
Digital enhancement of a poster effect texture applied to my original digital photograph.
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Uploaded
October 26th, 2012
Comments (19)
Barbara St Jean
If animal could talk, this one would!! Love it!! Thanks for sending it to MOUSE!! F/V
Debbie Portwood
Wow! Wonderful capture!! Great title to fit that expression! great effect as well!! v/f :D
Betty LaRue
Oh, my, this is wonderful! Why doesn't my sharp-shin bathe in my bird bath? Does yours scare away all your songbirds? I haven't had to fill my feeders in a month. :( v/f
Sue Melvin replied:
I think this event was out of the norm, Betty! I believe it was a juvenile and it was really hot out, so it decided to cool off. It was something to watch as it splashed around just like the other smaller birds! And, yes, the hawks do scare off the other birds, but they don't seem to stay around long.
Will Borden
What an outstanding sight, Sue~ a hawk in a birdbath is very unique! The expression on it's face is priceless and it looks like it's been through a hurricane!! Love this one for sure, it's hilarious!!! F,V& SU!
Deborah Smith
Wow! Amazing capture. I have never spotted a Hawk at a birdbath. Looks like he is calling to let his mate know "There's water here!" :)
Nava Jo Thompson
Sue--wow--this is wild! I do have a photo of one in a birdbath--but he is just standing there. Voted.
Randy Rosenberger
Wow, what an opportune capture of this hawk in the birdbath, as I have never seen this before. Takes up the whole bath, and it quite unique to see one in a birdbath. I most unique thing I have seen was on the golf course, when ready to put on a green, an American bald eagle landed about 50 feet from me, finished its snack or snake, I believe. Looked at me, and flew off! Wow, but I got a par on that hole, not an "eagle" , darn! lol This is one splendid and surprising capture, Sue. fave and vote and tweet and FB and g+1 on this unique piece!
Sue Melvin replied:
Randy- thanks for your sweet comments and all those promotions!!! Wow!!! I had also never seen a hawk visit a birdbath! It took a bath just like any other bird, splashing up a storm. It first stood in the water for quite a while! Was something neat to see! Cute story about the eagle on the golf course! LOL
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