Red-tailed Hawk and lunch
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Red-tailed Hawk and lunch

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Niloc

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on: November 01, 2010, 05:04:04 PM
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Reply #1 on: November 01, 2010, 06:27:08 PM
Beautiful series (as always) Colin.
You have such great luck with hunting Red Tails.
I always look forward to your photos.
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Reply #2 on: November 01, 2010, 06:46:13 PM
So sweet of you Meghan, the Brickworks is a great location for RTH there are always a few flying around!
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Reply #3 on: November 01, 2010, 07:12:40 PM
I saw over 50 red-tails yesterday but I would rather get these sort of looks at one feeding! Nice series!
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Reply #4 on: November 01, 2010, 07:13:16 PM
i haven't been to the brickworks since they've started charging for parking.
great pics!
i like the guts yoyo. pretty crazy!
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Reply #5 on: November 01, 2010, 07:29:38 PM
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I saw over 50 red-tails yesterday but I would rather get these sort of looks at one feeding! Nice series!


Thanks.. I see about 2 to 3 in the Brickworks, this one was hunting then a smaller one met up flew around and took off...this one was an immature too.
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Reply #6 on: November 01, 2010, 07:30:49 PM
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i haven't been to the brickworks since they've started charging for parking.
great pics!
i like the guts yoyo. pretty crazy!


LOL I didn't know they charge for parking I am on the scooter so I park right beside the bicycles...
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Reply #7 on: November 01, 2010, 08:44:08 PM
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i like the guts yoyo.
Richard ... Good description!  

Colin ... those photos are really something else!  Any idea what the hawk is eating?
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Reply #8 on: November 01, 2010, 09:10:52 PM
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i like the guts yoyo.
Richard ... Good description!  

Colin ... those photos are really something else!  Any idea what the hawk is eating?


The first time he ate a squirrel the second victim looked like a vole and the third was a mouse lol
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Reply #9 on: November 02, 2010, 09:34:39 PM
Excellent series Colin!
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Reply #10 on: November 03, 2010, 12:43:44 PM
Awesome series
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Reply #11 on: November 03, 2010, 12:45:35 PM
Thanks Zed and lovetobird, fortunate for me on a day with no action this Hawk just showed up all about timing lol!
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