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Sarasota News Leader November 2, 2012 November 9, 2012 it is quite difficult capturing them on camera. I sometimes think people are so busy photo- graphing their good times that they forget to relax and actually enjoy them. Your hawk and Eric certainly had a good time together, without a camera! You captured in words the fact that birds can be as curious and observant as humans. Par- ticularly when they are youngsters, they love to explore their new world. Eastern Screech Page 74 Owls have actually been documented follow- ing people about in broad daylight because something about the person or his activity has aroused their curiosity. Then birds grow up and find other interests, such as sex, and their interest in humans wanes. This time of year, the cries you hear are not from baby hawks. You will have to wait until spring for that. Red-Shouldereds around here will mate and nest between April and June. Red-Shouldered Hawks rarely deign to stay still long enough for someone to snap their photograph. File photo