maxwellboerner
Precarious Perch of a Perceptive Predator
Beware prey of the field, there’s a lurking threat! Pictured here is a red-tailed hawk, known for preying on small field animals including the field he looks down upon. This one looks to be a juvenile perhaps on the edge of adulthood. Despite the young look, he might have some bed-head. Either that or ruffled feathers from wind gusts that day and/or a molted coat but I’d like to say it was the former. This field is also predominated by tree swallows who were not too happy with his presence, a few dive bombing him on occasion and squawking loudly when they wizzed past him. I’d like to say he didn’t really care though, probably just a little irritated he couldn’t rest peacefully.
Precarious Perch of a Perceptive Predator
Beware prey of the field, there’s a lurking threat! Pictured here is a red-tailed hawk, known for preying on small field animals including the field he looks down upon. This one looks to be a juvenile perhaps on the edge of adulthood. Despite the young look, he might have some bed-head. Either that or ruffled feathers from wind gusts that day and/or a molted coat but I’d like to say it was the former. This field is also predominated by tree swallows who were not too happy with his presence, a few dive bombing him on occasion and squawking loudly when they wizzed past him. I’d like to say he didn’t really care though, probably just a little irritated he couldn’t rest peacefully.