Eagle seen near Tufts

[olszowka.livejournal.com]

On my way to work this morning around 9:00a I saw a large bird of prey which I think was an eagle attacking a small grey squirrel on the sidewalk of Powerhouse Blvd.  I pulled my car over to watch, but the eagle just sat there with the squirrel struggling in its talons.  After about 20 seconds the squirrel stopped moving and the eagle took off and flew over the Tufts soccer field.

Comments

[myselftheliar.livejournal.com]

It was probably a red hawk, I see those all the time!

[jamiesquared.livejournal.com]

Speaking of birds- I have seen a ton of dead birds lately while walking the dogs. Ive also noticed a lot of pigeons which for a long time I didn't see at all.

Definitely

[olszowka.livejournal.com]

I looked on the web for photographs of the red tailed hawk and they match well. They are also known as chicken hawks.

[ruthling.livejournal.com]

Did it have a white head? Bald eagles hang out around here in the winter and are pretty obvious.

A picture taken at just the right time

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/16889258@N03/2783581392/)

Re: Definitely

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

They aren't uncommon in the area. I've seen them flying over the Davis T stop.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Could have been an eagle--we saw an eagle in Mount Auburn Cemetery a while ago, and according to a birder friend it's been hanging out there quite a bit.

[purpless77.livejournal.com]

Um, thanks for the horrific details. It might be nature but not all of us care to read such sad stories. I stopped reading in part if it but it was more then enough. And the photo someone posted is poor taste.
I agree that it was most likely a hawk which have unfortunately become more and more common. They do get mistaken for eagles a lot though.

Re: A picture taken at just the right time

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

WOW!

Re: A picture taken at just the right time

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, that's gorgeous.

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

Hawks have "unfortunately" become more and more common? What's unfortunate about that? They help keep the vermin populations down. And they're gorgeous creatures.

Re: Definitely

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

Yeah - I think I've seen more of them in the Somerville area this year than previous years. And several times this year, I saw 3 of them in close proximity near the Rt 28/Washington St. intersection - maybe parents and a youngster.

[nora-rocket.livejournal.com]

"not all of us care to read such sad stories"

And not all of us think a raptor finding nourishment is sad. Also, not all of us care to project things like "sad" on to animals. Also, not all of us would say that hawks becoming more and more common is unfortunate.

[olszowka.livejournal.com]

In fact, I think they can provide a natural and environmentally safe check on the pidgeon population. Too bad they're not likely to do much about geese.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

[ifotismeni]

that's offensive, please delete it from the internets.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Don't make me deploy the kiproll.

[richips.livejournal.com]

i'm on your side. hurray for the world getting desensitized. ugh.

[ron_newman]

And some of us like reading about the animal world, and seeing pictures of it, even in the less-than-natural environment of Somerville.

Re: A picture taken at just the right time

[ron_newman]

Great photo! Yours?

[richips.livejournal.com]

i thought it was going to be Bambi.
which i still haven't seen.

[pearlythebunny.livejournal.com]

I saw a hawk under a tree on Powder House Blvd. this morning. It was on the Tufts side of the street. I didn't see a squirrel, but perhaps it was the same bird?

There is a hawk that you can often see perched on various buildings around Tufts. Also, I once saw a hawk on a light post in Davis Square near the Rite Aid.

[richips.livejournal.com]

I like animal stories but this was sad.

Re: Definitely

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

I thought chickenhawks were warmongering politicians with zero military experience (because they got deferments out the wazoo).

Re: A picture taken at just the right time

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Sadly, no. :-) I found it here:

http://www.blingit.us/blog/2008/02/27/pictures-taken-just-at-the-right-time/