Birds of prey

One thing we learned while in Alaska was to keep your attention up in case something interesting comes your way.

Take this guy, for example.

One of these guys flew down towards our windshield as we drove at 50 MPH. Fortunately we missed him by a foot.

I had no idea what he was.

They talked about it on a poster at the next rest stop in northern Canada. But I don't remember what it said.

In any case, over the next 600 miles we saw 3 more of the same.

Funny what you can see when you pay attention.


And  you know what? There are lots of birds of prey that hang out on the lamp posts along, even on the outskirts of San Antonio.
Somehow I notice them more now that we've lived in AK.