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mitch96

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7. On my walk to work I would see Coopers Hawk's in the neighborhood. One day on my trek

Reply to StarryNite (Original post)

Sun Feb 6, 2022, 07:10 PM

Feb 2022

I heard lots of screeching and rustling of leaves. A Coopers Hawk was chasing its prey thru the trees. It reminded me of WW2 fighter planes dueling over Europe. Bobbing and weaving, tight turns it was very exciting to watch. They eventually got out of sight and I always wondered who "won" that day...
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Red Tailed Hawk with it's catch. [View all] StarryNite Feb 2022 OP

I saw a video earlier of an eagle flying into a guys car. He was stunnned of course. captain queeg Feb 2022 #1

I can't speak for anybody else but I like seeing things posted like that. StarryNite Feb 2022 #5

All god's children gotta eat! Deuxcents Feb 2022 #2

I think I'm a hypocrite because I'm having a chicken tamale for dinner. StarryNite Feb 2022 #4

Awww.. did not mean to make you feel that way Deuxcents Feb 2022 #14

Awww No reason to apologize. StarryNite Feb 2022 #16

road runner Kali Feb 2022 #3

I don't know what it was but whatever it was, it isn't anymore. StarryNite Feb 2022 #6

long tail feathers and the two toes forward, two back Kali Feb 2022 #11

Yikes! Well our roadrunner population isn't that big as it is. StarryNite Feb 2022 #12

I see an acme tag on that hawk suit. nt flying rabbit Feb 2022 #8

... StarryNite Feb 2022 #10

On my walk to work I would see Coopers Hawk's in the neighborhood. One day on my trek mitch96 Feb 2022 #7

Law of the food chain... StarryNite Feb 2022 #9

This is from a print of a shot I did a few years ago. Hawk eating a squirrel Walleye Feb 2022 #13

Wow! StarryNite Feb 2022 #15

Raptors are majestic Deuxcents Feb 2022 #17

True StarryNite Feb 2022 #18