Even top predators like hawks have their foil in nature. Crows are mortal enemies of the RTH and will attack them relentlessly. Being smaller and more agile, a crow can manuver in close to use its beak to damage feathers. Of course, the hawk can also spin around and bring its talons into play--something for which the crow has no answer. While searching for the hawks, I frequently see crows spaced out throughout the neighborhood, waiting patiently for the hawks to move through. I caught this sequence late today as the hawk moved to roosting area...
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Nice capture on the video! What camera did you use for that?
Ben
P.S. - nice sequence of photos below with that pristine looking juvenile Red-tailed Hawk. It has yet to molt in even a single red tail feather. I one saw a RT molting in a singl red tail feather that wasn't full grown yet. This was during the hot months of summer.
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