I’m glad something is keeping the squirrels on their toes.
Holy Ned!
I wanna live where you live.
Great shot. Where I live they get a lot of doves. And mice of course.
Right, but what’s keeping the squirrel on the tree?
The squirrel isn’t dead - it’s hiding from the hawk by holding onto the bottom of the branch with its teeth.
That would be the hawk keeping it on its toes.
Do you know what kind of hawk that is?
Looks like its hunt was much more successful than this hawk’s. (The 2nd, “Rotated version” is best. Don’t miss the ending.)
There’s a good joke here somewhere but I’ll be damned if I can find it.
I believe it’s a broad-winged hawk. OP, can you confirm that fits in your geographic range? I’m guessing eastern US because of the fox squirrel, but they’re introduced in many areas.
Picture was taken in northeast Ohio.
That squirrel’s not dead. He’s resting.
He’ll get better.
The squirrel is just pining for the fjords. 
Seriously, that is a cool photo. There is a pair of American kestrels near me and l have watched them take small birds at my feeder.
Outstanding photo, good job!
That looks really awesome and I like it.
I sent the picture to my sister, an avid birdwatcher and Audobon member.
She says it is a juvenile red tailed hawk, the bars on the tail being a mark of younger age, as well as the spots on the back. She also points out there are a few flecks of red already to be seen.
You can certainly see a hint of red in the tail.
That’s interesting that she says it’s a juvenile. It was originally on the ground when I came upon it, and it took off into the tree pretty effortlessly with the squirrel in its grasp, so that seems like rather impressive strength for a juvenile, but I’m certainly no expert on birds.
Think of him as an older teenager, not a kid in elementary school.