[CT Birds] Red-tailed Hawks

[Dana Campbell via CTBirds]

For some reason Red-tailed Hawks get beaten up by other birds both large
and small. At the Watch recently we had some very dramatic interactions
between a Peregrine Falcon and a Red-tailed Hawk. Paul Roberts from MA
observed the Peregrine dive on the hawk and actually hit it. I am sure,
given the razor sharpness of a Peregrine beak, that a lot of damage could
be done! Those Peregrines can out maneuver almost everything else in the
sky. Fun to watch, since I am not a hawk!
Dana

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The Rev. Dana L. Campbell
Priest in Charge, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Middletown CT
dana.l....@gmail.com

"...they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into
pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall
they learn war any more." Is 2:4
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