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Can A Hawk Carry Off Your 12-Pound Pet?

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The largest hawk in North America weighs about four pounds, so leaving the ground carrying three – let alone twelve – would be aerodynamically (not to mention logically) impossible.

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First White-Tailed Tropicbird Sighted in Connecticut

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Bowen, a wildlife rehabilitator licensed with CT DEEP for small mammals and reptiles (specializing in bats www.bats101.info) These birds are not found in North America, but have a range in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and the Hawaiian Islands. Today’s Guest Post is written by Linda E.