{"id":5979,"date":"2012-08-19T14:35:30","date_gmt":"2012-08-19T20:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=5979"},"modified":"2025-12-14T11:05:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T17:05:53","slug":"which-way-did-mia-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/08\/19\/which-way-did-mia-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Way Did Mia Go?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ImmatureImmature Red-tailed Hawk pointing which way Mia went – Listen, I’m telling you that Mia went that way! She is heading west, then north at the interstate and heading towards Canada. Hurry, you might catch up!<\/span><\/p>\n

Some images strike my funny bone, this juvenile Red-tailed Hawk photograph sure has. This is but one of many captions that came to my mind after viewing it.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Red-tailed Hawk photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n

*I am still<\/strong> <\/em>away but could not resist posting this. Feel free to share with friends & family.<\/span><\/p>\n

PS, this was processed on my laptop and it might not be as sharp as normal, it is difficult for me to tell on this screen, sorry.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some images strike my funny bone, this juvenile Red-tailed Hawk photograph sure has. 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