Footage I took of Pip the red-tailed hawk enjoying a rain shower. Please forgive the shaking of the footage; I was holding an umbrella in one hand while holding my camera in the other (during a downpour!). :)
At first I was only taking photos of her dancing in the rain but soon started filming once I saw she would be at it for a while.
At first I was only taking photos of her dancing in the rain but soon started filming once I saw she would be at it for a while.
After Pip got her kicks hopping/flying about on the ledge, she settled down for a preen just in time for the rain to let up and the sun to come out again. She got a nice bath, that's for sure.
Note that at the 28 second mark, she flies the entire distance from the far end of the ledge to the nest.
Note that at the 28 second mark, she flies the entire distance from the far end of the ledge to the nest.
**Update: I'm happy to report that my video made it on the New York Times' City Room Blog which is following Pip's progress: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/hawk-cam-watching-pip-with-great-expectations/
