Awesome sight but watch your pets

An avid birdwatcher since a kid, I often see these babies since I live near the city limits. Saw a huge one land on a neighborhood bridge railing just a few yards away the other day, not shy of you. This one was seen nesting as a pair with another nearby. Perching for prey but known to take off with rodents and even small dogs and cats. Watch your pets!

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PatKirby · M

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Fairydust · F

@PatKirby is that a cat? 🥺

PatKirby · M

@Fairydust
I think it's safe to say [i]was [/i]a cat, with no lives left. Poor little one, such a CATastrophe.

Fairydust · F

@PatKirby aw that’s awful 😢

PatKirby · M

@Fairydust
A few years back I was just walking in the nature preserve we have nearby...

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...and some bird swooped down tried to make off with my hat right from my head! I could feel the claws scrape through the hat. Pretty brave of these suckers, they're not afraid of people anymore now that we're in their natural habitat.

Fairydust · F

@PatKirby scary 😟 the video with the toddler is crazy, I didn’t realise they would go for little humans. I know there was a story here of a little dog taken. Sad 😔

LadyBronte · 56-60, F

@PatKirby I know nature is harsh...and it has to be that way but how sad.
Poor kitty.