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A hawk "flying" between two close trees... (Original Post) Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 OP
peregrine! I saw one doing this once, was awe struck, incredible! uppityperson Mar 2014 #1
Nope. Immature Northern Goshawk. truebluegreen Mar 2014 #17
Very neat, now off to look it up. uppityperson Mar 2014 #18
wow! hlthe2b Mar 2014 #2
That's fucking awesome. Solly Mack Mar 2014 #3
nice shot Kali Mar 2014 #4
Swept wing to full flaps. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #5
K&R!!! DeSwiss Mar 2014 #6
Dang!!! calimary Mar 2014 #7
Just showing off for the camera. nt LisaLynne Mar 2014 #8
Wow! cyberswede Mar 2014 #9
You'll like this then. Experiment to see how a Goshawk flys through various sized holes; A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #10
Beautiful. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #13
THis isn't quite as graceful... progressoid Mar 2014 #15
That's beautiful! 2naSalit Mar 2014 #11
Nature is beautiful. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #12
Timing is everything. bluedigger Mar 2014 #14
Tuck 'em, tuck 'em, tuck 'em ..... got it. Damn I'm good. n/t sarge43 Mar 2014 #16
PBS had a show called "Raptor Force" that put cameras on raptors and followed them. I bought it... rwsanders Mar 2014 #19
I was watching a Northern Harrier casually cruising low over our field, MsPithy Mar 2014 #20
Owls do this all night long. tecelote Mar 2014 #21
 

truebluegreen

(9,033 posts)
17. Nope. Immature Northern Goshawk.
Wed Mar 12, 2014, 09:46 AM
Mar 2014

Peregrines are predators of the skies, goshawks of the forest. Both very cool.

rwsanders

(2,598 posts)
19. PBS had a show called "Raptor Force" that put cameras on raptors and followed them. I bought it...
Wed Mar 12, 2014, 02:13 PM
Mar 2014

and haven't even watched it yet.

MsPithy

(809 posts)
20. I was watching a Northern Harrier casually cruising low over our field,
Wed Mar 12, 2014, 02:31 PM
Mar 2014

she did a back flip to the ground and flew away with a vole. It happened so fast, I had to pause to figure out if I really saw what I saw.



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