The front door opened and I heard my wife yelling excitedly “Get the camera, bring me the camera.” When I arrived outside to see what the yelling was about she was peering happily up into the tree in the front yard. In our tree, in our front yard of our house in suburbia was something larger then has probably been in that tree before. Except for me of course. And it was snacking on something that looked suspiciously like a mockingbird.
Hard to get a good shot.
Here you can see the outstretched leg of its poor victim.
Look closely, you can see the eyes around the branch. Although it looks more like an owl from this angle.
Can’t see much of anything, but trust me, he sees us.
Here’s proof. What a messy eater. I hope he took the remnants with him, I don’t think he stayed long enough to finish. He was watching us like a, well…
Blurry videos:
That’s precisely why when I had a turtle, I built a large (10′ X 12′) “cage” to put her in when I let her in the back yard – I was afraid a hawk would take her!
Awesome photos, looks like y’all had some excitement today! Now post some photos post-haircut!
Also, looks like my friend Betty is going to take the dog…
Cool hawk photos. I saw one in my backyard a couple of times recently with something in its claws… come to learn there is a pair of red tailed hawks nesting on top of the old grain silos downtown by the RR tracks. Might be one of those.