"I'm ready for my closeup, Mr. DeVille" - The Further Adventures of Hammy the HawkA little gift from Hammy the Hawk this morning: a special performance in the snow. This is cellphone video shot off a TV screen that was showing a VHS tape playback:
http://img443.imageshack.us/flvplayer.swf?f=My0zHe landed on the A/C facing me this time - probably because the cold, snowy, east wind was at his back. It was too drab for photos, so I shot some video from about 12' away in the hallway outside my bedroom.
He shook his head, appeared to be talking, watched me like a.........well, you know what, and then stuck his tongue out at me. I got him back by taking a cell pic from my living room window while the tape still rolled by the bedroom.
I guess that spooked him and he took off.
BTW - I was nowhere near as close to him when I shot this as it appears. It's just well-cropped.
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