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We went to Humboldt Park with the intention of seeing a young Sora that had been reported there a little over a week ago, while it was still downy. Immediately after we got there, before I even had my shoes on, we spotted a Red-tailed Hawk and I chased it. It flew behind some trees and disappeared, but I quickly forgot about following it as a Cooper's Hawk swooped in, so I ran farther so it wouldn't disappear like the Red-tail, and the Cooper's led me right back to where the Red-tail was perched, and flew away. I then walked over to the Red-tail (I had my shoes now), and used a set of bleachers to get higher up for better photos. After getting different angles of that very large Red-tail, we split up to cover more ground. My Mom and brother saw a second Red-tailed Hawk watching Barn Swallows, so my Dad and I went and checked that out. Later, there were some funny Rock Pigeons, a cute Wood Duck, and a American Kestrel chasing possibly yet another Red-tailed Hawk! This was a very eventful day, and that's just this post!
--written by Ima
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
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| Cooper's Hawk and Red-tailed Hawk |
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| Red-tailed Hawk grooming |
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
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| Rock Pigeons |
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| Rock Pigeons |
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| Rock Pigeon who doesn't care about the anti-bird spikes |
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
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| Wood Duck |
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| Red-tailed Hawk being chased by a American Kestrel |
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| Red-tailed Hawk being attacked by a American Kestrel |
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