Driving westbound on Highway 18 in South King County, it's not unusual to spot a red tailed or Cooper's hawk sitting in one of the trees, waiting for road kill to show up, I guess.
But just as Highway 167 swung into 18, there was a Cooper's hawk at eye level with the onramp, looking down at something from its perch on a tree. Stop. Don't stop. Stop. Don't. I finally gave up and kept on driving into work. But I wish I had whipped out the camera I always carry with me to take an eye level shot.
At first I thought it was a Swainson's hawk, but no, according to my Audubon guide, they are in Argentina already (and rarely on this side of the state to boot.)
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