Other assorted birds

Smart Hawk

When I saw the hawk above the Garland Road traffic, I started walking towards my side of the busy street to get as close as I could. Even with all that noise and traffic motion going on under it, the bird still spotted my approach. Fantastic eyesight and a keen sense of what to consider a threat. Apparently it realized I'd spotted it.
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Buteo lineatushawkraptorpredatorperchedadult hawkwhite rock lakedallas texasred shouldered hawkwireovercastGarland RoadNear the spillwayclose uplooking at me