Birds of Illinois

This week's photo is from my vacation (yes, I really took one....and I brought my camera too!!). This is a Broad-winged Hawk that gave me and excellent opportunity to take this flight shot. Anyone who's tried to take pictures of birds in flight will know that its not that easy - this was no exception. Thank goodness for fast auto-focus!

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