The widowed mother hawk that I watch has started "dating." We are having a wonderful time watching her interactions with a very young male hawk (you can tell he's young by eye color).

The courtship started with brief visits to the nest last week; now they are both actively bringing sticks to the nest. Last night they were flying lazy circles together.

I don't know if this will turn out to be Mr. Right -- too early to say. But we are thrilled that she's staying in the territory so far.