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Locals don't always realize the variety of good food you can get at Faneuil Hall - like fresh squab
By adamg on Fri, 11/10/2017 - 8:22pm
Mike Ball reports on an interlude on the cobblestones outside the Quincy Market building today:
Not-at-all-shy hawk went for lunch at Boston's Quincy Market. It started right on the pigeon, thrilling and disgusting the tourists and locals. This young female brought the pigeon down with a thump (apparently dead before hitting the paving stones) and looked at 50 or so of us like, "You'd better not try to take my meal!"
Oh, you want a look? But of course:
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Elmer?
U ok?
This ^
... is why we need the "thumbs up" option to return! :-)
Suldog
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com
Adorable!
( sorry for my tardiness — I'm not always watching UHub like a hawk )
We really need thumbs up button back
This stuff is important.
What a Foodie
Now I want squab
Boston's Pigeon Population
Boston's Pigeon Population Patrol. And the taxpayer's don't have to pay a dime!
TLF Beware!
This is the appetizer....
Poults may be tasty
But Hawks learn quickly that adult turkeys in groups are not with messing with.
Hm
Id suggest that this is likely a peregrine falcon given the choice of prey. Falcons hunt birds; hawks hunt mainly ground-based prey.
Vision check
Are you blind?
Peregrines
I think peregrines grab their food mid air and roostvto eat. No?
Plus, this looks like a cooper's or red tail. Let the debate rage.
Nice to hear from you Elmer!
It's not a peregrine falcon
It only pretended to be one. This is a Red-tailed Hawk. Isn't she a beauty? :)
lol no
I've seen at least 4 red-tailed hawks eating pigeons. Now, you might also claim that pigeons are ground-based, and I wouldn't argue much...
Red Tailed Hawks
Red tails eat plenty of other birds, including pigeons. One can often spot them sitting in trees because they're being mobbed by crows or smaller birds. That's a great photo - if you look closely, you can see the hawk's tail.
Also, kudos for "thrilled and disgusted" onlookers. I would have been firmly in the thrilled column.