Sep 082010
While getting the mail, I saw one of the large local hawks circling low overhead, so I grabbed the camera to take some photos. When I got back outside it had climbed substantially, but it was joined by two others. For all I know, this was some sort of affection-filled mating dance, but it sure looked like these two were trying to kill each other…
3 Responses to “Aerial dogfight. So to speak.”
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Scott, that is some EXCELLENT photography. And yes, it is that time of year when a young hawks eye turns to finding that special lady, and she gets to watch them sort it out.
I once saw a trained Saker Falcon eat a meal of chicken, from about five feet away. It is quite a feeling to understand intimately how well-refined birds of prey are at what they do.
Jim
I once saw a confused Kingbird trying to mate with a Red-tailed hawk in flight…
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/image/21161092/detail.html