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Patch: An Urban Red-tailed Hawk (3 of 4)

10,000 Birds

She ate everything from Rock Pigeons to caterpillars, earthworms to Brewer’s Blackbirds, but her staple diet consisted of plump, toothy, charismatic, and abundant Pocket Gophers. During the meal she was mobbed by several blackbirds and an American Robin. Patch was focused and deliberate, consistent and inventive. Stay tuned.

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