A Terrorist lives in my neighborhood!!! / myLot

By JJ

March 13, 2018 7:25am CST

I've seen him a half-dozen times in the past few years, but he is such a schneaky bastage I'd never been able to photograph him.

Until this morning. Scar was getting riled up about something outside, and when I went out to look, the hawk flew off from a tree in back of the house. I ran back in to get my camera, and it landed in a tree right across the street. I love seeing it, although I hate that it feeds on the other birds I set seed out for.

But that is only Nature...

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scarlet_woman

@scarlet_woman (23463)

• United States

13 Mar 18

yikes.i wouldn't leave him out alone with that lurking..

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (357182)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Mar 18

It's good you were able to get a photo of him/her.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (114211)

• El Paso, Texas

13 Mar 18

Is it a small one? Yeah, it's the balance of nature, some are carnivores. I miss seeing hawks floating over the desert looking for mice or rabbits.

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@JolietJake (50190)

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13 Mar 18

Pretty sure it is full grown...the bottom right photo is shot from across the street in my house

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (114211)

• El Paso, Texas

13 Mar 18

Oh sorry, my mistake @JolietJake in my area we used to have several different sized hawks, one was the red tailed hawk, so I wondered how big this one was approximately

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@JolietJake (50190)

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13 Mar 18

@rebelann Probably 18-20 inches tall

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (76193)

• United States

13 Mar 18

I know what you mean about "only nature" with those things. Back when I had a privacy fence I came home one day and found a squirrel, or the remains of one, hanging on the privacy fence where the hawk had dumped it after doing what it does.

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Angie

@andriaperry (118747)

• Anniston, Alabama

13 Mar 18

This place is covered up with Hawks.

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Predoana Alexandra

@psandra (73)

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13 Mar 18

Haha, nice one!

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (164446)

• United States

14 Mar 18

And Scar keeps watch over the hawk and his prey.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (49954)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

13 Mar 18

A terrorist!?! Quick! Call homeland security...

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allen0187

@allen0187 (58574)

• Philippines

14 Mar 18

Have you actually seen it or photographed it feeding on other birds?

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allen0187

@allen0187 (58574)

• Philippines

14 Mar 18

@JolietJake that would have been an awesome scene.

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@JolietJake (50190)

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14 Mar 18

I saw it catch one of my doves

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Linda Mansfield (Snowdrop)

@sprite1950 (30461)

• Corsham, England

14 Mar 18

I thought you were talking about Scar then after what he did to you! Hawks are beautiful but we don't see many where I live. I guess they have to eat too but it's a shame it has to be other little birds

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@JolietJake (50190)

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14 Mar 18

He hangs in the neighborhood because he's assured of finding prey since 3 of us that live next to each other all feed the birds/squirrels. I saw it 'take' one of my doves one morning...can't blame it for hunting, but...

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Linda Mansfield (Snowdrop)

@sprite1950 (30461)

• Corsham, England

14 Mar 18

@JolietJake I know what you mean, even though it's natural it's upsetting to see an innocent living thing attacked and killed. I love all birds and animals.

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