Red-tailed Hawks - IMG_9189-1
I was watching this pair of hawks for some Coot action ( Coot being their regular prey here) when they flew away to west and I followed. To my surprise in just few minutes one has already caught an American Coot and was working on it when the female ( guessing from size) jumped in to claim the prize which it eventually lost to thick foliage below.
May be they are getting close to breeding season and male is trying to prove that it can hunt and provide for the family....
Red-tailed Hawks - IMG_9189-1
I was watching this pair of hawks for some Coot action ( Coot being their regular prey here) when they flew away to west and I followed. To my surprise in just few minutes one has already caught an American Coot and was working on it when the female ( guessing from size) jumped in to claim the prize which it eventually lost to thick foliage below.
May be they are getting close to breeding season and male is trying to prove that it can hunt and provide for the family....