The laziest hawk ever along the Santa Fe River in Florida

Broad-winged hawk Florida

The laziest hawk: broad-winged hawk ever

At a lunch stop canoeing the Santa Fe River in Florida our group came across the laziest broad-winged hawk ever. Usually the only time you see hawks is when they are majestically soaring the skies in search of a mouse or a rabbit. You might get lucky and see them perched in a tree before they take off roused by your presence. This hawk had no intention of going anywhere. I am not sure if it was injured or perhaps he just stuffed himself with delectable rabbit and was in food coma mood and did not take. Another theory is he was posing for me, and his true goal was to get on Traveling Ted’s blog. Whatever the reason, the hawk’s laziness was our good fortune as I was able to take this up close shot.

Stay tuned,

TT

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Ted Nelson has been adventure traveling since he was 10 years old on camping trips with his Dad to places like the Great Smoky Mountains, The Everglades, and Big Bend National Park. In 2005 he added international travel to his repertoire with a three month trip to Southeast Asia.

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2 Responses to The laziest hawk ever along the Santa Fe River in Florida

  1. Kieu ~ GQ trippin June 18, 2012 at 7:03 am #

    I don’t think I’ve ever seen a hawk that still.. only the ones flying. Pretty cool.

    • travelingted June 19, 2012 at 5:02 am #

      I just hoped it was not injured. There were like ten of us in the group and we were close, but we did not seem to bother him a bit. I have never seen one so close either.

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