We first saw the newcomer last winter. I recall the blur of tawny red feathers gliding silently past us that left us gaping in the wake of its presence. Tinkerbelle looked in the bird book and informed us that the newcomer was a red-shouldered hawk. The hawk was the first predator we had seen in the glen. We saw her regularly in the days that followed...usually hunting some prey in the early hours of the morning. She never seemed particularly bothered by us, moving only when our paths crossed then returning to her business as we went by. We wondered what had brought the newcomer to the glen...and we would soon find out.
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| She was a red-shouldered hawk |
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| The newcomer |
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