11 December 09
Young Red-tail with Squirrel
The young red-tailed hawk that’s been hanging around here finally caught a square meal, a squirrel. I saw it land, drag it up to this post, look around defiantly, and finally fly off with it in the direction of a tall pine.
We got quite a bit of rain today, a steady gentle drizzle. More rain’s expected tomorrow, and possibly thunderstorms. This is good for raptors looking for half-drowned rodents…
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Um, interestingly, we caught the same thing the hawk did. The hawk looks a lot more satisfied though. ;)