hawk and pigeon

[Skittles]

outside my bedroom window

[kayakjohnny]

1. Which one is which?

Kidding.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear Skittles!

Perhaps a better title: Pigeon in Hawk.

Cool photo!

[Skittles]

4. it's hard to see but he is actually standing on the pigeon, has his claw hooked in it

a couple of seconds after I took the pic the hawk apparently decided I was trying to steal his meal and flew it up into a tree

[MicaelS]

10. Yeah, you look like the type of woman...

That would steal someone's pigeon. :rofl: :hide:

[Skittles]

12. HEY!!!!

:rofl:

[IDemo]

3. We get them in the yard frequently

Here's a pic from last Spring (note the leg band)

[Skittles]

5. is it a Cooper's hawk?

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Coopers_Hawk/id

[IDemo]

6. That's what I thought at first

We were told by a raptor expert it is more likely a Sharp Shinned Hawk

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/sharp-shinned_hawk/id

[pitohui]

18. hard to get size comparison when the pigeon is reduced to feathers, tee hee

a large sharpie can sure look like a small coop, that's for sure

[texanwitch]

7. We a pair of red hawks that nest in the woods.

They help keep the pigeon population under control.

I have seen them catch their prey.

[mopinko]

9. peregrines are settling in in chicago.

saw a pair doing that twitterpated dance in the sky yesterday. i am on the north edge of town. they were originally released downtown, but they have spread out, and are reaching into the suburbs. evanston library had a nesting pair last year and did a nest cam.
it'll still take them a while to get a grip on the pigeon population here. hoping they will take on the ring billed gulls that are everywhere after that.

[texanwitch]

11. The pair of red tail hawks have been around for awhile

There are several old dead trees they liket to nest in.

I like watching them fly.

The bayou and the railyard area is great for bird watching in the spring.

The mockingbirds came back, they were singing all day.

Looking for nesting spots.

Spring is close.

[mopinko]

15. they say that where you see red tails by day, look

for great horned owls at night. never seen that in action myself, but....

[texanwitch]

19. There is at least one great horned owl in the woods.

There is plenty of food to go around.

[MiddleFingerMom]

8. THAT is an EX-pigeon!!! n/t

[BurtWorm]

13. 'e's pinin' for the feeyords.

[Sanity Claws]

14. I saw a redtail hawk outside my apartment in Manhattan yesterday

I live on the Upper West Side and was so shocked to see a hawk sitting on the balcony railing. I'm so glad my kitties were not sitting out there.

[Xipe Totec]

16. I saw two red tailed hawks attacking a flock of pigeons over the Charles River today

They were too fast for my camera, so I just stood there watching in fascination from my office window.

[elleng]

17. Thought you were referring to Hawk and Dove bar in Capitol Hill!

[BrklynLiberal]

20. Hawk and ex-pigeon.