It's been a good week for hawk watching. Like the rest of the birds, they're pairing off and getting ready to nest, so they're out and about a lot. The thing that always impresses me about hawks is their incredible agility in flight. They do wild contortions as they swoop down on their prey--wings askew, legs splayed, head tucked and turned; and yet, if the intended victim evades them, they effortlessly recover and fly off. How do they stay airborne? I've never seen one crash, though it must happen occasionally....(more)
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I love to scout for birds of prey !
Due to all our environmental faux pas- many more wild things have found their way to the inner city-
Adaptable creatures that they are.
Red-tailed hawks are more plentiful, both in Southie- and downtown Boston's financial district, of all places.
A treat for my nature-hungry eyes .
Love these nature posts.
Red-Tails can thrive almost anywhere there are pigeons! Did you see the rest of the post at Turn Outward? I think that Robert Penn Warren poem perfectly captures the drama of a hawk's flight.
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