10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 2, 2011
I’ve seen young Red-tailed Hawk s who just don’t have the hang of it, counting on luck of good fortune to present them with a careless gopher or a rare easy meal. On this occasion Patch had secured a gopher and was dining on a streetlight. Another revelation came when I discovered she was hunting well into the night.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
It was actively hunting the grassy slopes and barely paid me any attention as I tried to figure out how to get as close as possible without changing its behavior. The hawk was intent on finding gophers and I used its focus to my advantage and closed the distance gradually. But she landed right next to me, just four feet away.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 17, 2012
She flew overhead glancing down from time to time as Buteos do when hunting. But suddenly a switch was flipped and she decided something wasn’t right. She turned and headed right for me with a few powerful flaps of her wings, screaming the whole way. I imagine this is the last thing many gophers in Klamath see.
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