My Babies are all grown up!

baby red tail hawk cream, by minx 267

@minx267 (15527)

Hartford, Connecticut

July 23, 2020 4:14am CST

Ok, maybe they aren't MY babies.. but I have been following them since they were little and fuzzy in the nest (see previous discussion I made) And now they are adulting and killing things. I went to the cemetery to look for the three of them and I didn't HEAR or see them. - i say hear. because that is how I usually find them.. they spend the day screaming at each other, and I usually just track them down by zoning in on where the screams are coming from. The other day... NOTHING.. it was quiet as.. .well a cemetery I guess.. I am afraid they all may have moved on and expanded their territory. exploring life beyond the great cemetery. I will keep checking back. -These chicks gave me HOURS of viewing pleasure and thousands (and I am not kidding about that) of Photos This is one of my last photos (last week) of one of the Baby Red Tail Hawks they are only a few months old and huge. man they grow fast!

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@LadyDuck (471421)

• Switzerland

23 Jul 20

I am sure that all your photos are beautiful. This "baby" is huge and he shows that he can be aggressive too.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

23 Jul 20

Thank you... yes, they have big claws and huge beaks. they can do damage.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

24 Jul 20

@LadyDuck Oh no!. that was probably pretty scary.

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@LadyDuck (471421)

• Switzerland

23 Jul 20

@minx267 I know, a falcon almost attacked me because I saved a dove that was supposed to be its food.

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@piyushbhatia1 (11695)

• India

23 Jul 20

Whao nice comprehsion.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

23 Jul 20

Thank you so much... the babies make it easy.. they fly to a few feet in front of me. it is hard to mess up!

@piyushbhatia1 (11695)

• India

23 Jul 20

@minx267 It might be looking for a prey.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

23 Jul 20

@piyushbhatia1 oh. lol, they are always looking.. but they were screaming back and forth to each other.. he is yelling to his sibling here.

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@rebelann (112875)

• El Paso, Texas

24 Jul 20

What a beautiful hawk. I hope you'll get a chance to catch a shot of mom and dad when they come back to the nest for mating season, hawks mate for life and usually come back to the same nest year after year.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

24 Jul 20

Red Tailed Hawk by minx267

I got pictures of them this spring. Here's one of them.. Mom I think..

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

25 Jul 20

@rebelann Thank you. They are very photogenic. I got many great hawk pics..

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@rebelann (112875)

• El Paso, Texas

24 Jul 20

Nice shot @minx267 Beautiful hawk.

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

23 Jul 20

Nice photo and nice story you have there. Thank you for sharing.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

23 Jul 20

Thank you. :)

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

23 Jul 20

You are welcome, Glad you enjoyed it

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

23 Jul 20

@minx267 yes, I am always interested in nature and wildlife.

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@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

25 Jul 20

she is a photogenic bird of prey

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

25 Jul 20

Very!. They are very pretty birds!

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

27 Jul 20

@ridingbet yes, those talons are scary.

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@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

25 Jul 20

@minx267 i like watching how these birds catch their prey even in mid air.

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@Miss_Leafy (4296)

• Colombia

23 Jul 20

Awesome photo. Did you ever try to feed them?

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

23 Jul 20

ah, NOPE.. they like their kills fresh I think..

@m_audrey6788 (58472)

• Germany

23 Jul 20

It is nice to see them doing well around the nature.

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@m_audrey6788 (58472)

• Germany

23 Jul 20

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

23 Jul 20

yes, they are doing fantastic.!! I love watching them grow big!

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@wolfgirl569 (106361)

• Marion, Ohio

23 Jul 20

Had to be fun watching them grow

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

24 Jul 20

Very, but I can not believe how fast they mature and leave the nest and learn to hunt! It was fun Watching them learn to fly!

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@JESSY3236 (19942)

• United States

27 Jul 20

cool photo. So they guard the cemetery.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

27 Jul 20

Lol. Yeah it almost seems like that. Maybe they are flying gargoyles in disguise.

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@thelme55 (77081)

• Germany

23 Jul 20

What a gorgeous photo! Maybe they will come back again.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

24 Jul 20

Thank you, I hope so too. But truthfully I will not be able to tell them apart. Only the father who has metal bands on his legs is different and recognizable!

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@aureliah (24316)

• Kenya

25 Jul 20

From the picture, the babies are grown up now. Probably they have decided to explore the world

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

27 Jul 20

I think they have . but it make s me sad.. I enjoyed seeing them every day and learning from them.

@Janet357 (75646)

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23 Jul 20

Awww I love staring at it!

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

24 Jul 20

They are so beautiful and majestic! very powerful and smart birds!

@fluffy69 (4955)

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23 Jul 20

Nice photo thanks for sharing

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

24 Jul 20

Thank you. I enjoyed taking it!

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@fluffy69 (4955)

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24 Jul 20

@minx267 youre welcome

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