# Not the wisest move by this red tailed hawk **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 29, 2013, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242 "2013-03-29T04:41:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/1 "2013-03-29T04:41:37Z")
[Nooo… not yours](http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/30332727/highlight/334419) > [@](#): > > 3/24/2013 Red Tailed Hawk tries to attack nest, gets killed by parent . ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/2 "2013-03-29T05:16:16Z")
I think that the Eagle family just had dinner delivered. Fresh poultry. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/3 "2013-03-29T05:51:27Z")
it must have drank a potion. did it think it was wise to attack with the parent sitting right there? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/4 "2013-03-29T08:12:43Z")
Wow. That’s one hungry hawk, I suppose. I’m always amused when I see “normal” sized birds harassing a crow that’s so much bigger than they are, and later see a crow harassing a hawk that’s twice or more his size. Now, look at the hawk and how much smaller he is than Momma! Silly hawk. Unless you live in Alaska or Montana, you just don’t get to see eagles and contemplate just how large they are. ---
**Author:** ![Weedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/weedy/32/301_2.png) [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/5 "2013-03-29T12:35:44Z")
Wow, I thought hawks were kinda big. That eagle is huge! Poor hawk ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/6 "2013-03-29T15:06:38Z")
Nature is a bitch, ain’t it? ---
**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stretch)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/7 "2013-03-29T15:28:40Z")
> [@ducati](#): > > Unless you live in Alaska or Montana, you just don’t get to see eagles and contemplate just how large they are. Hey, now! We get to see eagles here in Washington, too. There is a bald eagle nest about 2 miles from my house that we drive and walk by regularly through the spring and summer. Sometimes a parent will do a flyover when we walk by to make sure we know that we are being watched. They are huge and so loud when they are only about 20 feet above your head. Watching the babies progress through the season is a real treat. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/8 "2013-03-29T15:37:18Z")
Is this home invasion pro or anti gun. I can’t tell. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/9 "2013-03-29T15:40:27Z")
Lessen learned: don’t fuck with Jersey. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/10 "2013-03-29T15:43:34Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Is this home invasion pro or anti gun. I can’t tell. Being the symbol of true Americana that they are, eagles don’t need a gun to protect their home, they just rip intruders to shreds with bare talons, and then feeds the juicy bits to the kids. Seriously bad judgement by that hawk. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/11 "2013-03-29T16:12:52Z")
> [@ducati](#): > > Unless you live in Alaska or Montana, you just don’t get to see eagles and contemplate just how large they are. The footage is from New Jersey. Not even the rural part. Its in Hillbourgh NJ on the Doris Duke Estate now known as Duke Farms. You can watch the Eaglecam [Live](http://www.dukefarms.org/Stewardship/WildlifeCams/eagle-cam/). ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/12 "2013-03-29T16:19:36Z")
> [@ducati](#): > > .. Unless you live in Alaska or Montana, you just don’t get to see eagles and contemplate just how large they are. _Pfffft_. I saw a bald eagle casually wheeling over the Red River while crossing from Texas into Oklahoma. They’re making a real comeback. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/13 "2013-03-29T16:20:02Z")
> [@stretch](#): > > Hey, now! We get to see eagles here in Washington, too. There is a bald eagle nest about 2 miles from my house that we drive and walk by regularly through the spring and summer. Sometimes a parent will do a flyover when we walk by to make sure we know that we are being watched. They are huge and so loud when they are only about 20 feet above your head. Watching the babies progress through the season is a real treat. Oregon, too. There are eagles nesting near the Willamette River a few blocks from us. Nice to see that they’ve come back down here. That said, they’re nearly as common as ravens in Alaska. In the fall, they [congregate](https://www.google.com/search?q=haines+eagles&hl=en&rlz=1C1PRFB_enUS488US488&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=lr5VUZGmF8rAigLzh4HAAg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1680&bih=925#imgrc=vvShdC5ecSBB_M%3A%3BuQW5xugCmsBzAM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fhaines.ak.us%252Fimages%252FAdkinsEagleGathering.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fhaines.ak.us%252Fwildlife%3B600%3B399) by the thousands in [Haines, AK](http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/eagleprv.htm) to feed on the spawned out salmon. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/14 "2013-03-29T16:23:51Z")
> [@ducati](#): > > Wow. That’s one hungry hawk, I suppose. > > I’m always amused when I see “normal” sized birds harassing a crow that’s so much bigger than they are, and later see a crow harassing a hawk that’s twice or more his size. > > Now, look at the hawk and how much smaller he is than Momma! Silly hawk. > > Unless you live in Alaska or Montana, you just don’t get to see eagles and contemplate just how large they are. I’m on the valley edge of the SF Bay Area and we have and see plenty of golden eagles. We occasionally see a bald eagle. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/15 "2013-03-29T16:53:13Z")
I’ve seen bald eagles here in New Mexico. They’re not common, but every time I visit Bosque Del Apache Wildlife Reserve I see one or two. Bald eagles congregate near the dams on the upper Mississippi River in the winter. I’ve seen 200 bald eagles in one day near Keokuk Iowa in January. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/16 "2013-03-29T16:56:50Z")
We have a significant population of Bald Eagles at [Reelfoot](http://www.reelfoot.com/eagles.htm) Lake in Tennessee. Beautiful! ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/17 "2013-03-29T17:23:18Z")
That video pulls up on my computer as being over two hours long, and is taking FOREVER to load; can someone give a roundabout time span to look at, please? ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/18 "2013-03-29T17:36:48Z")
> [@bobkitty](#): > > That video pulls up on my computer as being over two hours long, and is taking FOREVER to load; can someone give a roundabout time span to look at, please? I’m not sure what you’re looking at, but the video linked in the OP is 3 minutes long. ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/19 "2013-03-29T17:48:16Z")
Weird; this is the link that opens: > **[Streaming Video Platform & Hosting Services](https://video.ibm.com/)** > > End to end video platform for media & enterprises. Live streaming, video hosting, transcoding, monetization, distribution & delivery services for businesses. And it shows as 2:09:00. I wonder if it’s redirecting because I’m on my phone? ( ETA; I tried it on my iPad first, hence “computer” in my first post… didn’t want there to be any confusion. 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242/20 "2013-03-29T18:43:26Z")
Youtube link for same footage. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2s8anVG-o_I/hqdefault.jpg "Hawk Attacks Bald Eagle Hatching Eggs Part 1 3-24-2013 DF") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s8anVG-o_I) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242.md?page=2)