While walking in Discovery Park last night, I was startled by a Cooper's
Hawk that flew by me carrying prey so heavy that the hawk could barely fly
inches above the ground. After following the bird I found it mantling
perhaps the biggest Norway Rat I have ever seen. The rat looked to be
about 10-11 inches long.

Perhaps their ability to capture rats has helped enable their increasing
presence in our urban environments?

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