Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.
As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”
I recently came upon a young Cooper’s Hawk astride the remains of a pigeon.
The spot looked like it had been used before for plucking and eating prey.
This blue!
I eventually got to within 6 feet of the bird, which is the closest I’ve ever been, allowing for some nice of the squab-bloodied face.
[…] few days after coming across a young Cooper’s Hawk eating a pigeon, I heard about the remains of a young Cooper’s Hawk in the very same place. Of course I had […]
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