Omayra Acevedo, Peak to Peak. Leave it up to me, while discovering our colorful state of Colorado, I was climbing a tree and no sooner that I got to the top, a hawk trying to land its glider crashes into the tree next to me. Luckily, I had my camera in hand.

This bird was unlike any other. I swore I heard him say something when it hit the tree. Not exactly sure what it said, but sounded something like hit, sit, maybe rap, or oh snap. It all happened so fast. As you can probably imagine, I was in complete shock.

Its talons were caught on something atop the tree. So, naturally, I jumped from my tree to the bird and helped to untangle it and its glider. Luckily, all ended well, and the hawk continued on its adventure across the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

I should’ve asked for an interview, but he flew away so fast after I let him lose, I didn’t get the chance to say a word or take another photo.

Okay. There was no hawk, no glider and I didn’t climb a tree - this time…

*No birds, trees or gliders were harmed in the making of this fable.