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After catching the Coastal Shrew (Scapanus Orarius) on the other side of the tracks, the RTHA flew up into a nearby tree where it continued to toy with its wriggling prey.
After catching the Coastal Shrew (Scapanus Orarius) on the other side of the tracks, the RTHA flew up into a nearby tree where it continued to toy with its wriggling prey.
I had three themes today! Birds with lots of yellow, western birds, and birds with red appendages. These aren't the best shots I have of this bird, but they need to be posted to give me an excuse to tell the story. This Red-tailed Hawk was being attacked by a couple dozen Red-winged Blackbirds (why couldn't a RWB get close while my shutter was open?)! As I watched through my binoculars, one RWB in particular kept trying to grab a ride on the hawks back! What a site to see!
I've been watching birds now for a year and a half, and I'm ready to conclude that there is a rather serious point of bird etiquette that says anytime a Red-tailed Hawk shows itself, every bird in the neighborhood must attack it. :)
Standley Lake, 6-30-10.
I heckled "Big Bird until he turned around and looked at me. He's used to it, so it takes a lot of noise to get him to turn his head.
Banded Red-tailed Hawk
#987-92004
28 Feb 1989
Red-tailed Hawk ASY (AD) on Nygaard Rd
0.6 mi from Jackson Gulch Rd
(Parallels I5 at 236th St, Exit # 210)
Just north of the Arlington Exit and across the Stillaguamish River at that overpass at the top of the hill.
This little guy (?) and two others were blown out of their nest into a friend's garden. They seem to be doing well and being fed by their parents. The other two seem to have made it back to the nest; this one is being fed supplementary diet. No animal rescue will touch them, even the California Raptor Center.