A red-tailed hawk visits my house. I often notice him soaring overhead on cloudless afternoons. I admired him as he catches air currents and drifts in slow circles. One day I arrived home to find him resting on my garage roof. I stepped from my car, and we regarded each other for a long time.
He has perched on the gas grill on the patio, in the maple tree outside my window, and the white fence post on the property line. Other days he does a fly-by, swooping past my windows to let me know he is watching. He is a very serious fellow, but I enjoy our talks. Our discussions are not lengthy, but nothing interrupts them. He occupies my undivided attention.
Writing is like speaking with the hawk. It consumes my thoughts. It demands focus and concentration, the ability to see the adventure as it stretches to the horizon, and each word that leads the reader down the chosen path. On bright afternoons the words slip from my mind, flowing through my fingers and onto the page. The story twists, turning in novel directions, the plot sucks me in until it is the only thing that matters. These are my favorite times.
Where do you discover your inspiration?
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
A sharp eyed bird of prey is as good a source of inspiration as anything. Once I saw a peregrine falcon disguise itself in a flock of sea gulls.
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Peregrines are magnificent birds, I wonder what the gulls were thinking? I don’t know about you, Robert, but I will take inspiration from any available source.
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Yes, taking inspiration wherever you can find it is my approach. Not sure what the gulls were thinking, but the falcon quickly made a bee line toward a flight of about 40 swallows who quickly changed direction in unison.
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It sounds like you have a very vivid memory of your falcon sighting. I will lay odds that some day it will enter into your writing. 👍
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It’s possible! 🙂 Another time I saw these crows freaking out, and they were harassing a falcon that was perched atop a telephone pole in such away that it appeared to be disguising itself as the top part of the pole. And I have other falcon sightings to choose from.
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I could do with a source of inspiration like this, but it would entail moving somewhere more conducive…
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Maybe there is a sparrow who will twitter softly to you. Or a morning dove with a gentle coo? I hope you find some inspiration. 💗
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We have noisy roadworks outside the house this week, so maybe later?
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