Autumn of 06 my father found this hawk sitting on a cattle path near a pond on his farm. As he approached the bird he realized that he was injured or ill. Being a man of good will he caught the bird with the hope of aiding him. Unfortunately the bird did not appear to have any obvious problems which would have made it easier to help. My dad's hypothesis is that the bird had the West Nile virus as this bird was found in the season when it seemed that critters around the Mid-West were coming down with it. I do not know about that.
The bird was beautiful as seen in these photos. I thought that I would share with y'all.
Blessings and Life to you.
