Lunch doesn't often get served in the backyard on a plate of drama but a red tail hawk provided the action today as it grabbed a not so observant grey squirrel climbing up a pine tree. Time 12:35 Holding the squirrel down the hawk waited, death was swift. Time 12:37 For almost three hours the hawk dined on the deceased Sciurus carolinensis. The hawk finished and flew off at 3:31 Little will be left for the scavengers but then, seldom does anything remain for long in the forest between civilization. Who knows, next time it may be the hawks turn to be eaten. Jerry
Hawks are amazing creatures to watch, but it's always so sad when they get one of our furry/feathered friends.
Great photo story, Jerry! I personally root for the hawks. Around here they get voles and mice more than birds or small mammals. Watching a hawk scan the field from a treetop, swoop down, and then catch its prey is really something.
My first thought upon reading the subject line of this topic was.....it would depend on how you cook it. We have a hawk that hangs around here a lot since my yard is bird feeding central. Once in a while I will notice movement out front then see it fly off with a bird in it's talons.
