It's so awesome to hear of raptor sightings. Some may know that I bought a new constructed house about 18 months ago. I've been graced with having a wooded meadow as a backyard & have frequently watched a red-tail hawk perched in a tree before swooping in on unsuspecting field mice in the tall grasses.

A mere 6 months ago, son & I saw an unfortunate hawk alongside the road. It wasn't there during our return trip, hoping that it was properly dealt with & not ended up in illegal uses of raptor feathers, claws, etc.

As the ground clears from the drifted snows, the developers are working their way into the lots behind & the hawk perch out my back door will soon give way to a 2-story bricked front teepee. I regret seeing that day come too soon.

-B-
"We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors,
we borrow it from our children."