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yourlibrarian ([personal profile] yourlibrarian) wrote in [community profile] common_nature2024-01-28 01:23 pm
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Low Flying Hawk



I was coming home a few months ago when I was startled not only to see a low flying hawk but it almost hit the car. The first photo is of it flying away and not great quality but I included it to demonstrate how low it was flying -- just a few feet above the road.

As it happens it landed at the entrance to our neighborhood, so I was able to stop the car and take some photos. It had caught a squirrel though I can't make it out in these pics.



Another two pictures of the hawk, as it was preparing to fly off. One could see its catch in the bottom picture.





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[personal profile] full_metal_ox 2024-01-28 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
There’s a viral amateur video of (I think) a redtail slowly throttling and then carrying off a domestic cat (the narrator identifies the site as “the 5800 block of Roosevelt”, placing the incident in urban Philadelphia. He does nothing to intervene, but points out an obvious lesson: “Bet you put a leash on the next one.”) Let the summary serve as content warning; also expect a lot of profanity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLtIuKaaF4M
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[personal profile] full_metal_ox 2024-02-05 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
The weight of the prey, or of the narrative?