Magnificent bird

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For lack of a better description--most of the birds we have around here are stuff like sparrows, crows, starlings, gulls, pigeons, doves--of course, the ducks and geese at the park...regular stuff, at least here. Last week it was, I think, I saw this one while walking Angel. At the time I didn't have my camera, and was bummed. A neighbor across the street from the field where the bird "hangs out" told me that the field was it's hunting ground, and that he'd once seen the bird swallow a gopher. Today I was walking Angel, and at first didn't see it and thought, "bummer" but then I caught sight of it. I moved slowly closer, trying to get a good shot, but of course the bird saw me (and, no doubt, Angel) and started strutting away. So, I took a few photos from where I was, trying to use the "telephoto" feature on my camera. The one above is what I think was the best shot I got of the ones I took. I watched it after, and it seemed to walk down into a hole (its nest?) or the creek or something.