hawk dinner

May. 8th, 2021 10:57 pm
silverflight8: Zemo from TFATWS illuminated by stained glass (Zemo stained glass)
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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.


photo of Red-Tailed Hawk perched on fence with dead bunny in talons

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)
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From: [personal profile] superbadgirl
A little bad? I know it's the circle of life, but :( :( :(. Ignoring the dangling prey, that's a good shot.
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The world has no shortage of rabbits

Date: May. 10th, 2021 08:08 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] ed_rex
Forgive me my cold, cold heart, but I am with you in admiring the hawk more than in empathizing with the bunny. More, I'm glad you got that photo!
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Date: May. 11th, 2021 11:20 am (UTC)
sideways: (Default)
From: [personal profile] sideways
Oh that's an AMAZING pic! You'd think it would be more defensive with a meal in hand, but I guess it figured you weren't about to rob it?

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