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Category Archives: Red-tailed Hawks
Red-Tailed Hawks in Providence – best of 2017
This hawk successfully caught a pigeon in Burnside Park and put on a show for people at the bus stop. General Ambrose Burnside was a Union major general in the American Civil War and father of “side whiskers,” later known as sideburns. © 2017 Peter […]
Hungry Red-tailed Hawk Hunting in Providence
(Original post from 2013, updated) Some days, it seems I’m the only person who notices a hawk perched in plain sight… © 2013 Peter Green. All rights reserved. Walking in Kennedy Plaza today, I spotted a red-tailed hawk in a tree above a bus stop… […]
Highway Hawks
If you see a raptor perched along the highway, chances are it’s a Red-tailed Hawk. You certainly may see other raptors, but in my experience the Red-tailed Hawk is by far the most common. Why do they like highways? Food. A hawk can spot a […]
Red-Tailed Hawks Nest on Fire Escape in Providence
Back in 2010, a pair of Red-tailed Hawks constructed a nest and raised their chicks on a fire escape in downtown Providence. The location was vulnerable to pranksters so I decided not to share this photo series until the hawks were done nesting there altogether. […]
hungry hawk hunting in Providence
Some days, it seems I’m the only person who notices a hawk perched in plain sight… © 2013 Peter Green. All rights reserved. Walking in Kennedy Plaza today, I spotted a Red-tailed Hawk in a tree above a bus stop… © 2013 Peter Green. All […]
patriotic red-tailed hawk in providence
When days are warm, Providence’s Burnside Park is filled with people – but in colder months only pigeons remain… and the voracious hawks that come to hunt them. Today I photographed this handsome and hungry Red-tailed Hawk successfully catch, defeather, and consume a pigeon. It’s […]
red-tailed hawks nest on rhode island state house
Red-tailed Hawks were constructing a nest on the Rhode Island State House, but seem to have abandoned it now. These hawks can build a few nests before choosing which one to use for the season. © 2012 Peter Green. All rights reserved. © 2012 Peter […]
Leucistic Red-Tailed Hawk in Lincoln, RI
Nope, this is not a Snowy Owl… this is a rare and elusive leucistic Red-tailed Hawk that lives in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Leucism is a condition in animals characterized by reduced pigmentation, similar to albinism. The dark eyes indicate this is an old bird and […]
flashback: downcity hawk rescue
On May 11, 2010, I got a call from a friend about a hawk that hit a downcity shop window and was now just sitting on the sidewalk… so I grabbed my camera and called RI DEM for advice and help. They sent officer Mark […]
providence raptors window display
My photography is on display thru the month of April 2011 in the windows of 65 Eddy Street in downtown Providence, behind City Hall. © 2011 Peter Green. All rights reserved. © 2011 Peter Green. All rights reserved.
Providence Raptors book in The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe came to interview me about my new book, and they got super-lucky…. in one hour with me they saw two Peregrine Falcons, a Red-tailed Hawk, and a Cooper’s Hawk all hunting pigeons and starlings downtown. Thanks to Amanda Milkovits for writing a […]