- juvenile Red Tail

A few weeks ago, I killed an opossum that ventured too close to the house.  Usually a carcass will not last more than a few days around here, but due to the cold weather and some snow it laid untouched for several weeks.  Last week a full size, but juvenile, Red-Tailed Hawk decided to come down and check it out.  Over a period of two days, the same raptor (I assume) spent more than 7 hours eating the carrion. only 30 feet from our window.  At one point a mature Red-Tailed came, sat on the fence, and watched him for a while; it was like mom was checking on him.  This is just another example of why we love living where we do; we have so many opportunities to watch God’s wonderful creation at work.