tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post1984182314189887287..comments2023-06-14T09:43:48.543-05:00Comments on Nature Knitter: Red-Tailed HawkRuthieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-90143564139035110952011-03-17T19:50:12.131-05:002011-03-17T19:50:12.131-05:00What a beautiful creature! Thanks for the up clos...What a beautiful creature! Thanks for the up close look, Ruthie.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757567456934248035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-29442625207055542842011-03-09T16:58:49.539-06:002011-03-09T16:58:49.539-06:00You're welcome Dawn. It IS bittersweet....the...You're welcome Dawn. It IS bittersweet....the only way to see a beautiful raptor up close like this is when it's dead. The same thing happened years ago (before I was blogger) when I found a dead Great Gray Owl.<br /><br />Oh Jane, I'm sorry to hear you're losing your guineas to a predator. I think there's a nesting pair of Red-Tailed Hawks in our neighborhood, I hope this dead one I found isn't part of that pair.<br /><br />Hi BMG,<br />I didn't make this clear in the post, but from the time I found it until I finally took the photos, this hawk was wrapped up in a plastic bag on my front porch, so very safe from any predators there!RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-66255009421060086362011-03-08T06:36:39.969-06:002011-03-08T06:36:39.969-06:00This is a beautiful study but yes, it is so sad to...This is a beautiful study but yes, it is so sad to lose a Red-tailed hawk. I'm surprised it lasted 5 weeks without being destroyed by scavengers. Maybe that says something about how it died (poison) or maybe the skunk smell kept scavengers away.<br />nellieNellie from Beyond My Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149596937067869426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-86061048819990740422011-03-07T07:40:43.760-06:002011-03-07T07:40:43.760-06:00I think this is the culprit that eats my Guinea...I think this is the culprit that eats my Guinea's in the spring. I have at least one breeding pair that nests on my property. They are well built killing machines. So interesting to see it up close since mostly I just see the aftermath. Thanks for the pics.Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-56981937596289183382011-03-06T14:30:41.119-06:002011-03-06T14:30:41.119-06:00Howdee Ruthie..thanks for sharing this! Its cool t...Howdee Ruthie..thanks for sharing this! Its cool to see the perpective when you are holding the foot..and spreading out the wing..<br />Very cool..<br />Though very dead :(Dawn Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320576787003821586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-43473352364708884482011-03-06T10:15:35.325-06:002011-03-06T10:15:35.325-06:00Thanks Dave, me too! I'm just glad I didn'...Thanks Dave, me too! I'm just glad I didn't find that someone had shot it or something like that.<br /><br />I'm a softy too Ray. Even though it seems like we see plenty of them around here, it's still hard to find one dead.RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-25753226478842654272011-03-06T09:51:30.396-06:002011-03-06T09:51:30.396-06:00I know I'm a softy in some ways, so its the pi...I know I'm a softy in some ways, so its the pic of the eye that got me. Alive... a fierce glowing red burning light staring deeply from the raptors heart. Dead... black ice crystalstroutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-8975901794309669732011-03-05T22:28:57.835-06:002011-03-05T22:28:57.835-06:00I'm glad you did the right thing and buried it...I'm glad you did the right thing and buried it. That is a beautiful bird. Most raptors die in their first year due to inexperience.Dave Dorseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-60736571089538724992011-03-05T21:45:56.462-06:002011-03-05T21:45:56.462-06:00Thanks Mama Pea. It was neat to see it up close, ...Thanks Mama Pea. It was neat to see it up close, but I'd still rather see it alive than dead.<br /><br />Hi Gaelyn, I was really surprised to see how long & sharp the talons were. And that beak was so sharp. That's what makes raptors so special.<br /><br />Hi Mom, I bet the next time you see a Red-Tailed Hawk sitting on top of a utility pole, you will think of this blog post.RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-28398377125591405912011-03-05T20:48:22.618-06:002011-03-05T20:48:22.618-06:00What an amazing raptor find. To see it up close l...What an amazing raptor find. To see it up close like that would never happen. You happened to be just in the right spot at the right time thanks to Mr. Johnson. To see that beak and the talons almost gives me the shivers. I would not like to be attacked by one, but I'm sure death would be quick. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />MOMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-84454804780408149742011-03-05T20:08:51.527-06:002011-03-05T20:08:51.527-06:00It is sad to loose this powerful raptor. Yet you w...It is sad to loose this powerful raptor. Yet you were given a gift to better understand the hawk's magnificence. Think of the pressure they can exert with those feet and talons. I totally understand your desire to do the illegal thing, probably good that it smelled of skunk. Thanks for sharing this.Gaelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784162697113288888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-37949211040917627522011-03-05T18:54:12.177-06:002011-03-05T18:54:12.177-06:00Wow. Thanks for a closer look at a red-tailed hawk...Wow. Thanks for a closer look at a red-tailed hawk than I'll probably ever get!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.com