Picking up a dead “Red-shouldered hawk†for sure wasn’t on my list.
We got the first rain in over a month today, it was coming down in sheets and a lot of thunder and lighting, so I go outside to the porch to watch and I see a big bird body laying in my yard. I wait until the rain somewhat lightens up and I go out to confirm it is for sure dead and snapped a few pictures of the body.
It looks like, IMHO, this hawk was chasing prey and the prey out smarted and out maneuvered it and it slammed into the ground head first. Top of it’s head was covered in dirt and blood was coming out of it’s mouth.
I have seen this bird a few times, it would land on the rooftops around here and scream a loud cry, I had wanted to get pics of it many times, but never had my camera when I saw it and it would fly away too fast.
Guess I have plenty of time to take its pic now.
Anyway, if you want to look here they are.
WARNING! DEAD BIRD PICS
http://www.tornrose.com/Odds_n_Ends/050607_bird/1.jpg
http://www.tornrose.com/Odds_n_Ends/050607_bird/2.jpg
http://www.tornrose.com/Odds_n_Ends/050607_bird/3.jpg
In other news, we are getting a cage for the raccoon and the babies, she has pooped in my pool too many times, and its too fucking disgusting to let go, I feel terrible I know its not her fault, but we can’t have this.
I blame all the recent construction going on, even more wooded areas have been cleared out near us.
Its time for us to move on…
sad