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  • Hawk vs. Squirrel Scuffle

    A light overnight snowfall revealed an early morning drama:

    Hawk vs squirrel scuffle - overview
    Hawk vs squirrel scuffle – overview

    I think a hawk stooped on a squirrel, perhaps launching from the utility pole by the garden, scuffled across the driveway to the right, and hauled breakfast off to a nearby tree:

    Hawk vs squirrel scuffle - approach
    Hawk vs squirrel scuffle – approach

    The driveway always shows many tracks, but the ones entering from the center-right don’t continue out the left:

    Hawk vs squirrel scuffle - tracks right
    Hawk vs squirrel scuffle – tracks right

    Another view:

    Hawk vs squirrel scuffle - tracks left
    Hawk vs squirrel scuffle – tracks left

    A pair of squirrel pups appeared in the last week. They’d make a good, easily carried hawk breakfast.

    Go, hawk, go!