juvenile coopers hawk in the grass The Saga
of
Rufous Hawk

Chapter 4

Oh Lover Boy!

March 18:

Lover Boy
Oh Lover Boy?
Lover Boy
Lover Boy!
Lover Boy
Oh Lover Boy!
March 24:

Rufous is always at Roxie's back. He brings her food and then watches attentively while she eats. In the following sequence of photos, Roxie is startled by something, causing her to drop a portion of her meal. Rufous dived upside down like Superman to the ground to retrieve the lost morsel. On it! And away he goes!

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And finally, here is a video I have been trying to capture for ages! I hope Rufous and Roxie will pardon me for invading their privacy, but I'm pretty sure they will have a clutch this year. Any questions about Rufous' capabilities?

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