Hawk doing varmint cleanup (viewer discretion advised)
 

Seems like the hawks now recognize the sound of my rifle going off as being a dinner bell for them. Used to be that the tree rats would just lay where they fell until night time, when something nocturnal would clean it up. But now, well, it seems like the carcass doesn't lay out there long at all before it vanishes. I was curious if it was the hawks, so I set up the trail camera to monitor the latest varmint dispatch. Sure enough, my hawk buddy showed up and took the offering.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWLPeigc-mo

Thought about it, thought about it, thought about it, GONE!
Red shouldered hawk, Rich??
Nice video.....
Andy

Yeah, that would be my guess, Andy. Looks like the pictures I have seen of red shouldered hawks. But I'm not much of a bird guy able to identify them at a glance. Connie is better at it than me, and she isn't what I would call a bird person neither. If a bird were to land on her shoulder, no matter what kind, she would have a heart attack.