hawk dinner
May. 8th, 2021 10:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I went birding today and saw a bunch of birds (I think about 15-20 species across 3 locations) but to cap everything off, while I was standing in this parking lot in the city center I saw this big red-tailed hawk. There was a ton of robins constantly calling and harassing it, which is what alerted me, so I went and watched it for a bit. Then while I was watching it sit in the tree, it suddenly swooped past me and caught a baby bunny as it tried to dive for cover.
The hawk didn't seem to care I was there, and brought it over to the fence real close to me, so I got a good shot.

I don't think it was dead at this stage, it kept twitching. Poor bunny.
I feel a little bad for the bunny but mostly, admiration for the hawk. It was so fast, it was all over in a second. That's basically a bucket list item for me! I still want to see a hawk catch a bird on the wing, but this is already amazing.
The hawk didn't seem to care I was there, and brought it over to the fence real close to me, so I got a good shot.

I don't think it was dead at this stage, it kept twitching. Poor bunny.
I feel a little bad for the bunny but mostly, admiration for the hawk. It was so fast, it was all over in a second. That's basically a bucket list item for me! I still want to see a hawk catch a bird on the wing, but this is already amazing.
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Date: May. 9th, 2021 06:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: May. 9th, 2021 07:55 pm (UTC)The world has no shortage of rabbits
Date: May. 10th, 2021 08:08 pm (UTC)Re: The world has no shortage of rabbits
Date: May. 11th, 2021 03:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: May. 11th, 2021 11:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: May. 11th, 2021 04:31 pm (UTC)I was surprised too, I expected it to fly off into a tree immediately. But hawk is right. I cannot catch rabbits with my bare hands. It was safe from me. LOL