# Here's a pic I took this morning of a hawk, chillin with its fresh kill. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 17, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763 "2014-08-17T17:26:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/1 "2014-08-17T17:26:02Z")
[![](https://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee201/moidalize/DSC00003.jpg) ](https://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee201/moidalize/DSC00003.jpg) I’m glad something is keeping the squirrels on their toes. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/2 "2014-08-17T17:34:28Z")
Holy Ned! I wanna live where you live. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/3 "2014-08-17T17:45:23Z")
Great shot. Where I live they get a lot of doves. And mice of course. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/4 "2014-08-17T17:54:19Z")
> [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > I’m glad something is keeping the squirrels on their toes. Right, but what’s keeping the squirrel on the tree? ---
**Author:** ![buckgully](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb9ed0/32.png) [@buckgully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buckgully)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/5 "2014-08-17T18:01:16Z")
The squirrel isn’t dead - it’s hiding from the hawk by holding onto the bottom of the branch with its teeth. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/6 "2014-08-17T18:42:48Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > Right, but what’s keeping the squirrel on the tree? That would be the hawk keeping it on its toes. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/7 "2014-08-17T21:00:14Z")
Do you know what kind of hawk that is? ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/8 "2014-08-17T21:25:52Z")
Looks like its hunt was much more successful than [this hawk’s](http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=436_1408127061). (The 2nd, “Rotated version” is best. Don’t miss the ending.) ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/9 "2014-08-17T21:38:01Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > Do you know what kind of hawk that is? There’s a good joke here somewhere but I’ll be damned if I can find it. ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/10 "2014-08-17T22:59:50Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > Do you know what kind of hawk that is? I believe it’s a [broad-winged hawk](http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/broad-winged_hawk/id). 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. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/11 "2014-08-17T23:26:39Z")
Picture was taken in northeast Ohio. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/12 "2014-08-18T00:17:23Z")
That squirrel’s not dead. He’s resting. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/13 "2014-08-18T01:11:18Z")
He’ll get better. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/14 "2014-08-18T03:35:15Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/15 "2014-08-18T03:59:50Z")
Outstanding photo, good job! ---
**Author:** ![CodeB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85e7bf/32.png) [@CodeB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CodeB)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/16 "2014-08-18T04:13:02Z")
That looks really awesome and I like it. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/17 "2014-08-18T23:59:30Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/18 "2014-08-19T01:45:17Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-pic-i-took-this-morning-of-a-hawk-chillin-with-its-fresh-kill/695763/19 "2014-08-19T03:05:12Z")
> [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > 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.😃