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Patch: An Urban Red-tailed Hawk (1 of 4)

10,000 Birds

It had been in the park a few weeks and was clearly adept at evading people, cars, and frenetic dogs. The hawk was intent on finding gophers and I used its focus to my advantage and closed the distance gradually. She put up with most of it and then turned the tables on occasion. But I never thought it would last.