Red-tailed hawk catches a squirrel

My eastern red-tailed hawk (1x intermewed female) snags a squirrel up in the top of a tree. She ended up gliding into the nearby pine tree and I had to climb up, spook her off the squirrel, then call the bird down from another tree. She was just not in the sharing mood!

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• falconry
• hawk
• redtail
• hunting
• raptor
• squirrel

[ArrowQuivershaft]

Is this still Gonzo, or a different bird now?

[rtperch]

@ArrowQuivershaft Still Gonzo! She's getting turned loose this summer.

[baddogonline]

Does she ever get to soar, or will she escape?

[rtperch]

@baddogonline She's loose and free to "escape" every time I take her out to fly. She's come back every time.

[baddogonline]

@rtperch Yes, but what about the hottest part of the day? Is that too dangerous?

[rtperch]

@baddogonline It might be between late-spring and early fall, but hunting season is mid-fall to early spring. Only had one hawk ever ride a thermal/wind up, and he came down when I called him.

[IcwildLife]

Great shot.



[o7jimmy]

Wow.

[AnimatedKestrel]

nice