We’ve had an immature Red Tail Hawk hanging around our feeder this week. He/she seems quite content to observe without making any effort to catch any of the songbirds working our feeders. The Red Tail did however have a “go” at some creature in the deep grass nearby. It had been perched in a tree overlooking the feeders when it suddenly leaned forward into a silent glide down to the side-hill where it pounced on the prey in the grass. The hawk danced around for a minute or so trying to get either a look at, or a good grip on dinner. All this action however drew the attention of nearby humans who got a bit too close and spooked the hawk into flight—without its intended repast.

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