Snake Spaghetti
While working from home, I took my lunch out to the back patio to enjoy the beautiful day and get out of the house. Walking outside I heard loud screeching and looked up to see 2 large birds plummeting from the sky. As they neared the ground, one broke away and flew to the tree next to my patio. I ran inside and grabbed my camera and a long lens to see what was going on. Turns out that this juvenile Swainson’s Hawk was battling in the sky with it’s nestmate for their lunch in the form of the snake one had captured. I watched incredulously as this hawk settled down on the branch and began to eat the snake. Gobbled it down whole, reminding me of how kids slurp up a spaghetti noodle. Nature channel live in my backyard!
While working from home, I took my lunch out to the back patio to enjoy the beautiful day and get out of the house. Walking outside I heard loud screeching and looked up to see 2 large birds plummeting from the sky. As they neared the ground, one broke away and flew to the tree next to my patio. I ran inside and grabbed my camera and a long lens to see what was going on. Turns out that this juvenile Swainson’s Hawk was battling in the sky with it’s nestmate for their lunch in the form of the snake one had captured. I watched incredulously as this hawk settled down on the branch and began to eat the snake. Gobbled it down whole, reminding me of how kids slurp up a spaghetti noodle. Nature channel live in my backyard!
While working from home, I took my lunch out to the back patio to enjoy the beautiful day and get out of the house. Walking outside I heard loud screeching and looked up to see 2 large birds plummeting from the sky. As they neared the ground, one broke away and flew to the tree next to my patio. I ran inside and grabbed my camera and a long lens to see what was going on. Turns out that this juvenile Swainson’s Hawk was battling in the sky with it’s nestmate for their lunch in the form of the snake one had captured. I watched incredulously as this hawk settled down on the branch and began to eat the snake. Gobbled it down whole, reminding me of how kids slurp up a spaghetti noodle. Nature channel live in my backyard!