Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Ravens & Red-Tails

Three times in the last month I’ve seen Common Ravens and Red-tailed Hawks chasing each other over Green-Wood. From an excellent source, I heard of another aerial ruckus visible overhead while I was elsewhere. The last time was last Sunday. We saw a pair of ravens this time. Then a few minutes later in the distance, one of the big corvids and a big buteo started going after each other. Sometimes the raven chases the hawk. Sometime the hawk chases the raven. This time it was pretty much the raven chasing the hawk out of the cemetery.

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