[birdky] RPT: Hawks vs Squirrel
- From: "Scott Freidhof" <sialia67@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:13:51 -0500
A friend observed this encounter in Boyd County last week. He does not know
his hawks, but he said they were large and "clumsy." I'm guessing red-tails
or red-shoulders. He was walking through the forest and came upon a tree
with multiple squirrels (~ 5) chasing each other and generally raising a
ruckus. While he was standing there watching the squirrels, he heard
branches crashing in the crown of the tree and saw the first hawk plunge
through and knock a squirrel off a branch. The squirrel no sooner hit the
ground when a second hawk coming in from a different direction dove down and
pinned it to the ground. Then both hawks flew off together with the
squirrel. Quite amazing.
Scott Freidhof
Rowan County
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