hawk dinner
May. 8th, 2021 10:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
silverflight8I 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.
