ML621960965

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For the past 4 months, I have seen and heard Broad-winged Hawk around the house landscape property and reported some observations on my eBird account. More activity has happened in the past five days with this hawk in the clearing between the deciduous forest patch, a permanent stream, and my vegetable garden. Today, I observed an interaction of four Buteo platypterus, which included 2 adults and 2 fledglings with a few down feathers on their heads, less than 30 meters away from me, some flying and others perching in the trees. One of the adults brought an Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Within seconds, one of the young birds flew from the perch and grabbed the squirrel from the parent mid-flight to another treetop. All of them were calling loudly with the same "P-Seeee" call. In less than a minute, they all dispersed and became quiet. It was a spectacular sight. Last Friday at noon, I was checking on my vegetable garden when I heard the typical soft P-Seeee call of a Broad-winged Hawk close. Since childhood, I have habitually imitated the songs and vocalizations of all vertebrates. Last Friday, I whistled my best imitation of the P-Seeee call, and two adult Broad-winged Hawks birds suddenly flew around 15 meters above my head. They were flying in close circles and diving on me with formidable air maneuvers. I then entered the house, leaving my garden to avoid further disturbing the birds. Today, I saw a juvenile bird perching on a Maple Tree along my driveway, hoping to catch a squirrel or an Eastern Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus). Attached are two pictures of the young bird on the driveway

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型號

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

鏡頭

EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2x III

ISO

4000

焦距

400 mm

閃光

Flash did not fire

光圈值

f/7.1

快門

1/2000 sec

次方

4050 pixels x 2700 pixels

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