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    Posted: November/03/2009 at 11:25
 
 
 
 
 
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The hawk is waiting for my wife to put the cat out for the day. She took this shot to help identify the perp if the cat disappears.

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  FINE pic!  Can't tell the type.  Coopers hawk maybe?
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Excellent
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I need to keep a camera with me. We've got so many hawks and falcons around the port, it's not unusuall to see a dove, mouse, or rabbit get whacked by one. Carcusses are always hanging on the fence.
Nice pic.
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  I love raptors!!
 
Took a pic of this little guy a few years ago when The Warden and me went to the Carolina Raptor Center, near Huntersville, NC.
He had his wing amputated from an accident.
 
Here's a white Redtail Hawk.
 
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Raptors are cool!
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Awesome hawk...
A couple of years ago, while deer hunting, I had climbed a tree.  A hawk flew into the tree next to me with a ground squirrel.  Another hawk flew into a tree about 15 feet away.  The hawk with the squirrel shook it screeched at the other one several times as if saying "yea, I'm bad, I be EATING..."  After several minutes of posturing, the hawk with the squirrel took off and was shortl followed by the other.  It's why I LOVE to hunt...
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The owl's not too shabby either.  Excellent

I've seen a few snakes get picked off by hunters like these as well.

Nice pics guys!!  Thunbs Up
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do they retrieve beers? cause that would be awesome!
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My wife and I belong to Rapter Rehab, and we get some cool pics in their newsletter.
Owls are spookey. I saw a huge white owl sitting on a light standard one night at the port. When he flew off it was like watching a ghost.
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The is a raptor rehab center in Cheney Ks, a short distance from Cheney lake where the eagles will be coming through in a few weeks. They usually only stay for a couple of weeks then move on south this time of year. They are impressive birds the way they can spot a fish and grab it on the fly.
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Originally posted by Duce Duce wrote:

The is a raptor rehab center in Cheney Ks, a short distance from Cheney lake where the eagles will be coming through in a few weeks. They usually only stay for a couple of weeks then move on south this time of year. They are impressive birds the way they can spot a fish and grab it on the fly.
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Thats cool! The Raptor Center here has a few bald eagles and 1 golden, IIRC.
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