I was pulling the trash cans to the curb when my neighbor across the street called out to me, “Look up.” I did, immediately ditched the trash can, and ran for my camera. I was lucky and the bronze and brown hawk wasn’t disrupted by my motion beneath him. He sat prettily for his portrait against the overcast sky. He’s a beauty, and I believe he is the same hawk I’ve written of in past posts.
For some reason he brought to mind pole-sitters. I’m assuming that in the generations born after me, most people have no idea what constitutes a pole-sitter. Pole-sitting didn’t take a lot of skill, just a bit of bravado and endurance.
Wikipedia says: “Pole sitting is the practice of sitting on top of a pole (such as a flagpole) for extended lengths of time, generally used as a test of endurance. A small platform is typically placed at the top of the pole for the sitter. Led by the stunt actor and former sailor Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly, flagpole sitting was a fad in the mid-to-late 1920s, but mostly died out after the start of the Great Depression.”
If you have never heard of pole-sitting, take a look at this quick Youtube video:
This post is part of Pull Up A Seat Challenge.
Quite an impressive bird!
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Thanks! I appreciate the comment. He had a lot of dignity, if a bird can have such a trait.
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Glad you could take this picture of a sitting Hawk, very nice.
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He was sitting in front of the house as if waiting for me to get my camera.
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I think it’s a red-tailed hawk. We had one in our old oak tree a few weeks ago. Great shot!
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Thanks Anne…I need to get better at identifying them. We also have a smaller hawk of some kind that I will see in our yard or the neighborhood.
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I’m new to hawks, not having noticed any in NY. I’m sure hawks were there, but my eyes were not perceptive.
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It’s funny how our sight and sights change as we reach full bloom.
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I think I reached full bloom twenty years ago!! I’m fading now. Guess it’s a miracle I saw a hawk in our tree.
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Here in the NC mountains we have a pole sitting fundraiser every winter. Sometimes the temps are brutal but the “volunteer” doesn’t give up.
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Very regal looking. So glad he patiently waited while you grabbed your camera! Enjoy your weekend.
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Thanks and you do the same.
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Pole sitting is new to me!
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I remember reading about it in a book on the fads that we had in our home library when I was in my teens. That’s a long time ago now. I wonder if anyone does it now.
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Very pretty hawk!
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Thanks so much. The bird is truly a beauty.
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What a great capture! ❤️
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Thanks so much.
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Wonderful photo of the Hawk! Such a magnificent creature!
Hope you are having a great weekend!
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Thank you. It’s a great weekend!
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I hope you are having a great one too! 😁
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Beautiful hawk. The term pole sitting was vaguely familiar but I didn’t know what it meant. Thanks for the fun post.
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It was a fad almost one hundred years ago. Thanks for the comment.
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