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A hawk at the bird bath! (Original Post) Cadfael Dec 2023 OP
Very cool! Bayard Dec 2023 #1
Probably is a Cooper's hawk, I've seen a couple of them around here lately Walleye Dec 2023 #2
Hard telling on the squirrel. MOMFUDSKI Dec 2023 #3
Cooper's hawks are on the smallish side. Their primary prey are other birds and they spend most of their lives Texin Dec 2023 #12
i love that! barbtries Dec 2023 #4
Very cool! Goddessartist Dec 2023 #5
Sharp-shinned hawk. paleotn Dec 2023 #6
Looks like a coopers hawk to me. Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2023 #7
nice!. I am sure he/she had complete control of all water rights. Hawk vs. squirrel supper for the one with the talons Evolve Dammit Dec 2023 #8
amaiZing that it let u that close . AllaN01Bear Dec 2023 #9
My $ is on the hawk! GreenWave Dec 2023 #10
My money's on the hawk if it gets its claws in Captain Zero Dec 2023 #11
Me too Rebl2 Dec 2023 #16
Here's a still from later in the sequence Cadfael Dec 2023 #13
I heard a large bird hit a window mnhtnbb Dec 2023 #14
Lifeguard keithbvadu2 Dec 2023 #15

Walleye

(31,336 posts)
2. Probably is a Cooper's hawk, I've seen a couple of them around here lately
Tue Dec 26, 2023, 04:17 PM
Dec 2023

Pretty cool birdbath there

MOMFUDSKI

(6,014 posts)
3. Hard telling on the squirrel.
Tue Dec 26, 2023, 04:29 PM
Dec 2023

Husband watched a hawk at our park attack a squirrel and the squirrel 🐿️ got away. It was quite the battle for a time. Cool pic. Thanks

Texin

(2,600 posts)
12. Cooper's hawks are on the smallish side. Their primary prey are other birds and they spend most of their lives
Tue Dec 26, 2023, 05:55 PM
Dec 2023

living in the arbors of trees.

paleotn

(18,080 posts)
6. Sharp-shinned hawk.
Tue Dec 26, 2023, 05:07 PM
Dec 2023

The bane of song birds. Not unusual for them to be attracted by bird baths. They hang around our birdfeeders on occasion during the Winter. Once, I saw two gray squirrels attack one and drive it off. As it flew away, I could faintly hear it say..."Cheeky squirrels. If you were a bit smaller, I'd eat you both."




https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/sharp-shinned-hawk

Evolve Dammit

(16,969 posts)
8. nice!. I am sure he/she had complete control of all water rights. Hawk vs. squirrel supper for the one with the talons
Tue Dec 26, 2023, 05:09 PM
Dec 2023

GreenWave

(7,089 posts)
10. My $ is on the hawk!
Tue Dec 26, 2023, 05:46 PM
Dec 2023

Squirrels are prey for many creatures. They are hunted by mammals such as cats, dogs, badgers, pine martens, minks, bobcats, birds such as hawks, owls, black kites, falcons, and reptiles including rattlesnakes, bull snakes, alligator snapping turtles. Also, squirrels can be preyed upon by other squirrels.

Captain Zero

(6,938 posts)
11. My money's on the hawk if it gets its claws in
Tue Dec 26, 2023, 05:52 PM
Dec 2023

I've seen a hawk carry off a medium size rabbit, so unless the squirrel hides well....

Cadfael

(1,303 posts)
13. Here's a still from later in the sequence
Tue Dec 26, 2023, 06:15 PM
Dec 2023

The squirrel apparently got up on the bird feeder right in front of the hawk!
These photos are from a battery powered camera I have mounted on the porch rail. According to the time stamp the hawk was there for at least 2 minutes…you can see the squirrel’s tail behind the feeder roof to the right of the frame.


mnhtnbb

(31,485 posts)
14. I heard a large bird hit a window
Tue Dec 26, 2023, 06:42 PM
Dec 2023

of my house a few days ago. Looked out to see a hawk fly up to perch on the roof of my covered porch. It flew away before I could grab my camera or phone . But, some time later I noticed a squirrel hiding under the patio furniture on the covered porch! It was probably getting over the shock of being hunted by the hawk. Squirrels are attracted to the seed I put out for the birds and it wasn't the first time I've seen a hawk in my yard. This shot is from the last time a hawk was in my yard chasing squirrels. In this case, the Red tailed hawk was eyeballing the squirrel hiding among the rose bushes around the pole from which two feeders are hung.

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