For living in a desert we have a lot of tall trees.   Those trees along with many open fields that attract mice and other small furry mammals, makes it a great environment. It is very common to see birds of pray circling over head.  This one is my neighborhood hawk.
One day I looked out the window and saw him/her sitting on the freeway light post watching for dinner.  I grabbed my camera and rushed out.  Walking calmly and quietly I got to the fence.  The bird spotted me as soon as I came out and watched me all the way.
I got to the fence, checked my settings and focused.  Then I looked up at him/her and said I'm ready.
He/She looked around one last time then took off, low and slow, right over me.  Then he/she turned, flew higher and headed off to home.  It was like he/she knew what I wanted and posed for a photo.
This one, the Osprey that lives at the park with a lake, and the Bald Eagles at the river, would make a good grouping.



 Eagle.  I got some great shots of this guy, but the camera focused on the back ground river and not on the bird flying just below the cliff.  Then it wouldn't fly by me again.

Osprey








Another Hawk, I got this guy at the Teton Damn site.