Death outside my window....

01/14/16 | Bert

[bert]

It is a peaceful view. The driveway sprinkled with bird seed has several birds scoffing up the freebies. There are two pairs of cardinal and several White throat sparrows pecking their way around.

One female cardinal is sort of in a huff and tries to intimidate the other female cardinal while the males watch from the bush.

The sparrows are indifferent and pay her no mind. The wren that actually lives here watches from ontop of the van tire.

Suddenly in less than the blink of an eye, it is all over. The blue gray blur strikes and captures the huffy female cardinal. It is a Kestrel. It just sits there grasping the prey and covering it with slightly out spread wings. It look around and then looks around some more.

I rush to the door and take two steps and swoosh...... it is gone. It did not release the meal, the meal was carried off

[bert]

The tranquility of a good morning is interrupted by sudden death swooping in a blur from the sky.

I regularly chase away interloping cats but never dreamed of such aspectacle as I observed this morning

[Gaffer]

I’ve seen one or two hawks sweep past my truck in the process of grabbing up breakfast. It’s the circle of life they don’t show the kiddies at Disney.

[bert]

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[oldplayer]

Will happen to America if we don’t open our eyes and look around.

[cripplecreek]

Window impacts are a common cause of death around here. Worse yet, the dog has learned to recognize the sound and knows what it means.

[Berlin_Freeper]

critically endangered orange-bellied parrots

[JPG]

Everything eats or is eaten.

[caver]

I have Coopers Hawks in my neighborhood. They take other birds frequently.

[Buttons12]

Window impacts...the dog has learned to recognize the sound and knows what it means.

Stuned cheepers al fresco!

[ETL]

This acorn was apparently already dead when the squirrel found it.

[Sequoyah101]

Just another day in “game of life”. Better than a cat I guess. At least the Kestrel eats what it kills.

Funny thing about hawks we have noticed, if you make eye contact with them they will leave immediately. Even if you are driving down the road. We have tired that.

[csvset]

1/14/2016 ?

Make your time ! Since it happens in the future you can stop it! Or can you ?

[Eagles6]

Seen it a few times up close, hawks grabbing rabbits. Awesome nature.

[cripplecreek]

[smokingfrog]

I haven’t seen it happen, but have found the evidence a few times. A clump of picked-clean bones and a few feathers. I recon they eat almost everything else, but haven’t really looked that close for beaks and toenails.

[556x45]

LOL, that made me laugh...

[DungeonMaster]

I saw Sparrows, Robins and Cardinals all freaking out in my yard one day. I looked at what they were looking at and it was a Blue Jay shredding and eating a baby bird of some sort. Nasty Blue Jay!

[HangnJudge]

Beautiful Red Shouldered Hawk in our back yard yesterday afternoon

[SJackson]

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[AppyPappy]

Hawks gotta eat too