In the week after the whirlwind events of June 11 the activities of the Kaiser Red-tail family seemed to settle down to the hawklets being brought food about 3 times a day or spending time perched on favorite spots, usually on the main hospital building or at a nearby tree. The 3 siblings seem to be venturing outside the Vermont/Normandie/Pacific Coast Highway triangle of the main hospital campus; they've been spotted on the Normandie buildings across the street and I've seen one fly over to Harbor Park, a rich source of food. They still don't appear to be able to hunt on their own yet and Mom is looking, well, increasingly frazzled...There hasn't been a definite sighting of Dad for about 2 weeks; he seems to be like a ghost on the periphery. Friends are jokingly calling him a "deadbeat" or "just another typical guy"...
On Saturday June 18 I find a dead pigeon in the same spot where 2 of the hawklets tussled for a pigeon on June 11. As it's in plain view yet it remains untouched I suspect it was left there by someone. It seems like the hawks don't take offerings, though, as it's still there the following day.
On Saturday June 18 I find a dead pigeon in the same spot where 2 of the hawklets tussled for a pigeon on June 11. As it's in plain view yet it remains untouched I suspect it was left there by someone. It seems like the hawks don't take offerings, though, as it's still there the following day.
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