as i was having lunch in woodinville, my friend and i noticed the exact
same scenario: red tail being chased by the local murder of crows... all
the red tail was trying to do was catch a thermal, and the crows harrassed
him/her into the distance horizontally (and not vertically)...

00 caren
http://www.ParkGallery.org
george davis creek, north fork

On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 10:57 AM, Caryn Schutzler <bluedarner1 at seanet.com>
wrote:

> Hi Tweeters,
>
> Heading out for a walk about 10:15, a crow was mobbing at the top of one
> of the firs down the street. Went to check it out, and hubby spotted the
> bird in the very top, which after seeing it finally take off, I'm calling
> it a RedTail - maybe a juvie?
>
> Dark brown, yellow eyes the rusty streaking and on breast. Couldn't see
> the belly band or tail from above, but some striping on the tail. Flew too
> fast to check out the pegagium (Sorry Bud! - I'm trying!! ;-)).
>
> We have seen a Red-tail circling on occasion so it must have been taking a
> rest. It flew south after it had taken enough harassment.
>
> Always exciting to see a raptor.
>
> Caryn / Wedgwood
>
>
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