O.K., so the photos kinda suck, but the capture was cool! A male Northern Harrior was lunching on what I think might be a Mourning Dove. The pink/red feet and feather coloring seems to point in that direction. I didn't see the kill, but passed the harrior on my way home. I turned around, because I've never seen a harrior so close to the road with kill, and I was interested in what he was actually eating. He didn't stay long. I never did get stable with the car moving/camera shooting, so I am lucky I have what I have. Click on the last photo for better detail of the kill and see what you think the bird might be.
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Definitely a neat capture...and if you're like me..a bitter/sweet feeling to go with it! Good eye to have spotted him. I have been told that cooper's and sharp-shinned keep and eat their kill while on the ground..is that true of the harrior also..or of all hawks?
"Wild Kingdom" huh? I always used to cry at that show - why can't everything just be vegetarians?
I think the shots are good.It is great to see and capture nature in action,whether we like what we see or not.
Blessings,Ruth
Amazing.. It's is always so exciting to witness a 'catch' like that and twice as sweet to get the photograph. Great job Hannibal. Don't you ever wonder why you don't crash your car? It's a dangerous hobby! haha
I LOVE your action photos!
Now what's for dinner????!!
:)
Great capture! So exciting to see this part of nature, even if it was at the expense of the poor dove.
Oh yes that looks live a mourning dove to me! I've seen this same scene before Hannibal. I think the shots are great!
yikes ...bad day for the dove for sure..
Great action shots :-)
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