Corralitas Drive: Red Tailed Hawk Learning How To Hunt In My Backyard

Photo: Diane Edwardson, February 5, 2013.  When I heard two Red Tailed Hawks calling excitedly, right outside my backdoor, I grabbed my camera & ran outside.  (Click on photos to enlarge.)

 

A young hawk was circling and calling just before landing in the palm tree (above & to the right in the first two photos). While it was circling, I could see it was very thin.  I am not sure if it was