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[steve in so la]

Here's a hawk in my back yard looking for the doves I feed each morning. I guess everything has to eat, steve in so az

 

[mohayes1046]

I just looked it up in the Audubon book and it is a Sharp-shinned Hawk and it does winter in the southern states including Arizona.
Mark

 

[steve in so la]

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[cnr_dogs]

great pic Steve, we regularly watch the hawks feed on the local finches here in Idaho being more rural nature is a part of everyday life. Not uncommon to have fox coyote deer badger etc. around the house. Chris

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

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[steve in so la]

Chris - Even though we live in town in a subdivision we get occasional coyotes, skunks, etc. steve

 

[Pete in MI]

better in your yard than ours. Our birds would freak out if they saw it or heard its shrill.

 

[TreasureDigger]

Same here. We live in a very rural and mountainous area. Not only is it common; we expect to see deer, turkey, coyote, wolves, rabbits, skunks, hawks, snakes (my daughter has been bitten twice), bobcats............. etc................ almost anytime we are out. My house is almost 1/2 mile off the main road (the only house back here), and we have an abundance of wildlife. Rare, but we occasionally even see bald eagles or a black bear. It's COOL!

Lisa (in Alabama)

 

[Anonymous]

Nice pic of one of God's creations! God Bless!

 

[rentasquid]

a deer that was hit on our little interstate spur that goes through Springfield. Right in the middle of town. It would have had to go through about 3 miles of neighborhoods to make it to where it was hit. It was a spike. Should have been in someones freezer by now!

J.

 

[Mike Chgo area]

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