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Red-shouldered Hawk and Western Gray Squirrel

Buteo lineatus

Habitat:

Woody area in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Notes:

Young Red-shouldered Hawk being teased by an agile tree squirrel. This went on for quite a while, before the hawk finally had enough and flew away.

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7 Comments

KatCuff
KatCuff 12 years ago

BRING IT!!! Where'd he go?? Great encounter!

AliShiekh
AliShiekh 12 years ago

Great capture!

beallburton
beallburton 12 years ago

It's these sort of moments that always make me say "I wish I had my camera." I'm glad you had your so you could share.

SarahWhitt
SarahWhitt 12 years ago

This is toooooo cute! "Catch me if you can".....
Wonderful spotting!! :)

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 12 years ago

Looks like the squirrel has outsmarted the hawk in the 2nd picture!! Great shots!!

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Very nice with the squirrel!

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 12 years ago

Great interaction!

DonnaPomeroy
Spotted by
DonnaPomeroy

San Francisco, California, USA

Spotted on Feb 14, 2010
Submitted on Jan 28, 2012

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