﻿The Home-life of the Red-tailed Hawk 



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and watched me, as quiet as the tree itself. His mate was more concerned. 

 She frequently swooped down at me, somewhat as a Nighthawk does when 

 capturing insects, and uttered cries which sounded very much like the 

 escape of air when a railroad train slows down. She came so close to me 

 several times in her downward swoops that I involuntarily ducked my head. 



RED-TAIL TAKING ITS OWN PICTURE BY SITTING ON A THREAD ATTACHED TO 

 A CAMERA IN A TREE TEN FEET AWAY 



The thread was passed through the screw-eye opposite the bird's head 



