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Cool experience with a hawk yesterday. PIC

Started by Bear, February 18, 2010, 10:59:00 AM

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Bear

February 18, 2010, 10:59:00 AM
So yesterday afternoon I went up on yonder mountain to check ye olde trail cam for hog pics. As I was walking up an old logging road, I saw a redtail hawk jump off the ground and take flight, about 75 yards up, and just off the side of the trail. I immediately saw it had a fresh kill in it's talons. It flew straight down the trail, about 40 feet up, and was on track to go right over my head. When it saw me at about 40 yds it startled, swerved, and brushed some branches with its legs. In doing so it dropped this guy almost at my feet.

    Notice the distict upper beak hook marks!

I couldn't help but wonder if God wanted me to have squirrel for dinner.       :D       I snapped the pic, and put the meal back down deciding the rightful owner should claim it. So for all of you over on the supernatural thread, what do you make of it? Anyone who knows me knows I'm always looking for God (the spiritual) in these things.
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bornagainbowhunter

#1
February 18, 2010, 11:07:00 AM
Cool experience.  God is everywhere, glad to hear your looking for him.  Seems like you already know him.
But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. Psalms 3:3

raideranch

#3
February 18, 2010, 12:29:00 PM
Cool.  Wonder if the hawk came back for it?

cacciatore

#4
February 18, 2010, 12:35:00 PM
You did good.
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MJB

#5
February 18, 2010, 12:37:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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BowHuntingFool

#6
February 18, 2010, 12:40:00 PM
Damn, I thought your were talking about a Mohawk!!!!! Lol!


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#7
February 18, 2010, 12:42:00 PM
Have been seeing a lot more hawks around here in VA. Started last fall.  By far my favorite thing to see, watch in the woods. I mean besides that big 250 lb 10 point everyone keeps telling me about. lol
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Bear

#8
February 18, 2010, 02:08:00 PM
I just now noticed the distict beak marks perpenticular to the spine on the squirrels left side (right in the pic). I suppose that's where he did the squirrel in. Looks like it only took two chomps. That's cool!
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wv lungbuster

#9
February 18, 2010, 02:26:00 PM
Man how awesome was that.
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#10
February 18, 2010, 02:57:00 PM
My signature tells you how I feel about God. As for your experience: If you are out in the woods enough, you will see things no one believes with out pics. That's a cool one.
I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

flatlander37

#11
February 18, 2010, 05:04:00 PM
That is way cool.     :thumbsup:
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poison arrow

#12
February 18, 2010, 06:19:00 PM
That is a wonderful sight. I watched a falcon dine on a black snake ten feet from me yesterday. The falcon let me watch for a long time. Even let me sit down without flying away. Depending on the hawk the squirrel is probably about as big of a prey that it can take down and fly off with. If there is a message I would think it is "Don't bite off more than you can chew". There are lots of raptors in this part of FL right now that have flown south.

lpcjon2

#13
February 18, 2010, 06:30:00 PM
Thats way cool
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DannyBows

#14
February 18, 2010, 06:40:00 PM
That's pretty cool!
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owlbait

#15
February 18, 2010, 06:52:00 PM
Looks like a left single bevel beak with the proper length to width ratio!!
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Tyler2045

#16
February 18, 2010, 08:08:00 PM
I got to watch the beginning of last deer season, She was a beautiful red-tail hawk that would have been born last spring. She did me the favor of landing about in a tree about 10ft in front of me and staying for about 20 minutes and preening her-self. I know this because I studied falconry and that was something I had to learn.

Also awesome story and God was allowing you to be a part of his amazing creation that day.
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ethan

#17
February 18, 2010, 10:51:00 PM
hey bud, thaqt's pretty sweet!  that'll be a good story to re-tell over our next campfire!

Mr.Vic

#18
February 18, 2010, 10:53:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :)
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#19
February 19, 2010, 01:12:00 AM
thats cool stuff to see in real life, (the circle of life)
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