So this afternoon, I was doing my weekly Maintenance Connection documentation work from home - which means I get some "quality time" with the pup. She typically spends the day asleep on my lap or right below my feet. Occasionally though, when I'm going to give my eyes and backside a break, I'll take Nina out onto our back patio where she loves to just walk around get some rays. I'll pour some iced coffee and just relax out there for a few minutes until we get back to work.
Well, today I was walking to sliding door to open it up, and I remembered that I had a scheduled phone meeting around that time with my supervisor. So I almost let her out, but decided to just open the blinds a little bit and let her enjoy some sun!
About 1 minute later, I heard her barking frantically. I had a feeling I should go check it out. I walked over to the window, and what did I see, but a HUGE HAWK perched on our balcony railing staring at Nina like she was a field-mouse. This thing was so gorgeous and so big! (the pictures don't do it justice). It was totally majestic and was about 3 feet away from me. I grabbed my camera and snapped a few shots of that bad boy through the blinds/door screen/smudgy window. It sat there for a good minute or so, until I got risky and tried opening the door. It was incredible when it flew away though. It's wingspan was just amazing. Check it out...
