Participant Photo: Harris’s Hawks on New Year’s Eve

My husband, Keith, took these photos of three Harris’s Hawks who visited our backyard on New Year’s Eve. One was noticeably larger than the others, and we surmise this was the pack-leading female. Recently, we came home from a short trip to Bisbee and found three rock dove carcasses and evidence of at least three more rock dove deaths (feather piles). I blamed this on our resident bobcat but these three efficient raptors may be a better explanation to the pigeons’ Day of Infamy.

I have Keith Harris’ permission to share these with you.