frolicingintheforest: Red Shouldered Hawk(Buteo lineatus) I couldn’t bear to see this GORGEOUS
frolicingintheforest:Red Shouldered Hawk(Buteo lineatus)I couldn’t bear to see this GORGEOUS hawk laying in the middle of the road. I couldn’t stand the thought of it being ran over, or crushed. A truly magnificent creature! This is the first hawk I’ve had my hands on… and let me tell you, it was amazingly beautiful! Its feathers were so soft. It hadn’t been there long before I found it, and other than a broken leg I could see no visible damage. Such a precious creature. Even under the terrible circumstances, I considered it an honor to even touch it, to have the chance to see the beauty up close and in such lovely detail. I arranged these flowers to show my respect, then returned it to the forest, to rest among the moss. The middle of the road isn’t fitting grave. From death comes life, this amazing creature will turn into soil, rich and ready for new life. Strange and beautiful how life works. RIP sweet angel. (P.S. its eye is not white because of death, that is actually its eyelid! It comes for the bottom instead of the top, I thought that was really cool! ) -- source link