Hunter in backyard

[Rapier]

A bit of long distance for a cel pioneer picture of an adult red hawk. But was in the back yard hunting squirrels this morning. Above the fake rock on the ground.

[HWooldridge]

We have a breeding pair near the house and they both regularly follow me when I'm mowing the pasture. I always jump a few big field rats and the hawks are there for the meal - I've seen them land quite close to the tractor.

[MaryB]

Had an eagle perched on my tower yesterday... see them often, get one in the yard 2-3 times a year. 7 or 8 breeding pairs in the river bottom 7 miles north of me.

[FISH4BUGS]

I'm beginning to wonder if that is the reason we don't have any squirrels around.
We fought them all summer to keep them off the bird feeders, then all of a sudden I realized we have not seen a squirrel in a month.
....not that I am complaining. :)

[Winger Ed.]

We have a big population of red tail hawks here.
They have really thinned out the squirrels around here too.

In the six years we've lived here, with rather large open fields and a fair amount of wilderness woods
just a few yards from the house, so thick you can't walk through them-- I haven't seen even one mouse or rat dropping.