Backyard Hawk

**If a predator catching prey is disturbing for you, you should skip this post.** We watched a patient and clever red tailed hawk hunt from a perch right outside our windows this week. It sat fairly still in the branch for some time before it swooped down for its prey. There was a decisive thud as it landed and caught the unsuspecting rodent. He then flew up to a nearby branch with its prize. A few minutes later, the same show began. Sit, Swoop, Retrieve to another nearby branch. It was a very impressive show of nature. There was another hawk calling from across the marsh and here you see this one responding. For additional pictures and story details, check out Pat D’s Photos and Adventures on Facebook.