Close encounter with a hawk

jtb81100 · Dec 29, 2014

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Had a doe killed in the field the other day. Was out walking around this afternoon checking on things and saw this guy/gal digesting his lunch. Got within 10 feet of it for about 15 minutes by moving slowly and talking softly. Other then watching me, it barely moved the whole time. No band on its leg, but it seemed fairly used to being around people like it had been in captivity at some point. I've had a lot of cool experiences/encounters with wildlife, but this is going to be at the top of the list for a long time.

GottaEat · Dec 29, 2014

That's f'n cool!

Wojo · Dec 29, 2014

Had one land on my bow while in a treestand when i was a kid. Scared the piss out of me. I love watching them though they are an awesome animal in action.

randyho · Dec 29, 2014

Nice. Coopers hawk?

llkoolkeg · Dec 29, 2014

Those red-tails are something to behold. There was a huge one eating a roadkill squirrel in the middle of the road out front of Oregon Ridge Park in Hunt Valley a few years back that almost made me late to work because it abjectly REFUSED to get out of the road even with me yelling and honking my horn at it. I was afraid it was going to be hit by one of the many high-rate speeders that whip around the corner past the Oregon Grille so I gave my best effort at shooing it away. FAT CHANCE! The raptor barely looked up from it's meal even when I got out of my car and the look it finally gave me fell somewhere on the continuum between mildly-annoyed-at-my-impudence to one-step-closer-&-I-fvck-you-up!

pleasant1911 · Dec 29, 2014

I see a hawk in my neighborhood sometimes. Those hawks are huge. I dont know if the bird eats well, and was fat or something, but that hawk was the size of an eagle, or that raven at the baltimore zoo...

Those hawks are no birds to mess around with.

DoormanTNT · Dec 29, 2014

Hawks are beautiful critters.

But can be a REAL PITA when you have chickens. We have one that regularly comes to torment the birds. Even attacked on 2 occasions.

Love to watch them when I'm in the woods, but could do without them at the house.

jtb81100 · Dec 29, 2014

He definatly eats well. Lots of small game and birds around. The nearby reforestation areas from developments have been great for the local wildlife.

ziptiespec · Dec 29, 2014

That's purely awesome. Any guess on wingspan? Sure looks like a big ass bird from your pic. There are a couple of hawks that I see pretty regularly. When I'm driving to work I always see what I think is the same hawk on 97/695. I've also been seeing a lot of bald eagles here on the Eastern Shore. If there's any chance to come back as an animal, I think I'd like to come back as a raptor.

jtb81100 · Dec 29, 2014

If I had to guess, I'd say somewhere in the 3ft range on wingspan although I haven't seen them unfurled up close.

Scottysan · Dec 29, 2014

he did look like a big one

WeaponsCollector · Dec 29, 2014

DC-W · Dec 29, 2014

I'm jealous.

Quit your job, tame it, and venture into the wilderness to live off the land!

ziptiespec · Dec 30, 2014

WeaponsCollector said:

Ouch! On both counts.

tom b · Dec 30, 2014

Nice looking bird...... We had two of these on the porperty last week. One would feast and one would keep the buzzards away.

Doctor_M · Dec 30, 2014

Cool photo!

Alea Jacta Est · Dec 30, 2014

Cool pics. Awesome birds. Raptors are unique and somehow quite fascinating.

They are certainly spectacular birds. Hawks and bald headed eagles.

As a kid I can recollect my dad coaxing a falcon off our roof and onto his arm. We ended up keeping him. Had to feed him raw beef heart. He was remarkable. Having the priviledge of watching them up close is special.

Thanks again for sharing.

lsw · Dec 30, 2014

When I lived in NE Baltimore we once had a hawk land in the yard and eat a rabbit it had caught. Quite a sight for my daughter, then about 7 or 8. Also had a kestrel grab a bird near a feeder once. And then there was the great white heron who thought the goldfish in our tiny pond looked tasty. Quite a show for inside the city limits.

Alea Jacta Est · Dec 30, 2014

lsw said:
When I lived in NE Baltimore we once had a hawk land in the yard and eat a rabbit it had caught. Quite a sight for my daughter, then about 7 or 8. Also had a kestrel grab a bird near a feeder once. And then there was the great white heron who thought the goldfish in our tiny pond looked tasty. Quite a show for inside the city limits.

Roger that. I hoping heron don't come to 4000' elevation. But if they do, I'm next hoping they don't find the koi in my pond. (they're a key protein source if the SHTF for me/mine)

engineerbrian · Dec 30, 2014

DoormanTNT said:
Hawks are beautiful critters.

But can be a REAL PITA when you have chickens. We have one that regularly comes to torment the birds. Even attacked on 2 occasions.

Love to watch them when I'm in the woods, but could do without them at the house.

Truth. We have one that found our chickens and practically live is our yard now. Wish it would go away.

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