Great day for hawk watching !

I have been chasing a pair of hawks around for several months,  finally getting a good shot last month...  I'm sure it doesn't help that i have two large boisterous dogs with me when trying to capture them :)  But its been fun, and the dogs need to be walked anyway, so I have kept trying. A couple of days ago ... I found not two but FIVE different hawks, I wasn't able to get good shots of all of them.. but did manage to get a few good ones.  Have a look and let me know what you think.   I'm thinking I want a newer faster, better camera lol . I have been looking in the last couple of days, can't quite swing the Dslr I'd really like..  so, I'm thinking a Canon SX30 si will get me a bit closer to the action.

Winter has definately arrived :)

Brrrr the last two days have been -10C plus some crazy windchills, so it feels like -20 to -25C .   The dogs however still need to be walked.   As a small bonus for me, Ive found that these freezing days can make for some good shots, providing the camera doesn't freeze lol.   Today was one of those good days.  For the first time ever,  I saw two hawks together in a tree and luckily the battery held out long enought to get a few shots off. 

A bird in your lense is worth two in the bush

The other day i was finally able to get a descent shot of this hawk I seen for the last six months... I managed to get a few fuzzy ones, or long distance shots, but not a nice clear shot :)  So todays post theme is birds :)  I hope you enjoy them, feel free to suggest names or captions for the pics.  Also I finally have editting software , ( after 5 years without lol ) These are untouched , so far ,  other than a crop here or there.  If you have suggestions on editting ,  they are most welcome.