I just saw two adult red-tailed hawks engaged in a behavior I’ve only see Bald Eagles doing. Locked talons and spiraling out of the sky! They were not far from me, but of course it happened so fast and unexpectedly! They seemed to mutually released as they fell behind the tree line separating my yard from my neighbors. Is this territorial behavior? So cool! They flew in separate directions but I still hear one “kearing” from somewhere out of sight behind my property. I regularly see one adult perched in a tree overlooking my neighbors fields which they lease out for hay, but I’ve never suspected any nearby nest. I’m usually alerted to its presence when the crows and sometimes ravens get up in arms. Now I’m curious.
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