Yesterday we had a hawk in the back yard. I grabbed my camera and 600mm catadioptric lens and snapped a couple pictures.
It started out on the lawn, then flew up into one of the trees. After watching for a while, we realized that it was eating something.
Downloading the pictures and zooming in, I discovered it was some sort of snake, probably a garter snake. 
I have seen a few snakes, around, but not very often.
All shots are on a Nikon D100 with a Vivitar Series One 600mm Catadioptric (mirror) lens. Raw processing in Capture One.