I recently shared my experience of seeing a red-tail hawk split in two. Actually it was a pair. I had been seeing red tail activity for some time when that happened. Since then, I’ve seen the pair in close proximity to each other on several occasions. The day after sighting the “split,” I saw the male fly while the female remained on the power pole.
Look between her toes. What is that?
Looks like lunch to me. What do you think?
I didn’t like having branches in the way so I moved to the front door. The next day, I captured this image.
When I tried to capture a second, sharper image, she flew away. I was left with an empty frame. Some days seem to be like that.
They are beautiful creatures…..but not in my yard. 🙂 They swoop down on my feeder and proceed to pull the feathers off in the grass…leaving a giant circle of death. It’s lovely to clean up come Spring. Blech. Last year, we had a hawk battle—one hawk killed another.
Yes, they are amazing and beautiful!
I love them because they are fun to watch as they fly or sit on a perch. Their vigilance helps control the rodent population in the neighborhood. The foxes help with that too.
You have not given the hawks some tips.
That is why….
That must be the reason. Perhaps I’m just a silly old man.
Nice- even with the branches you can see the expression on her face.
Thanks, Sharkey. She does have a “hawkish” look, doesn’t she?