Bird Watching: Body Slam!, 1 by Floridian

Floridian wrote:
Sorry I've been away from the forums for so long, not by choice, I assure you. LOL I'm finally feeling my old self again and have lots to share

This picture was taken at Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL. I believe the hawk may be a young one since there'd been an active nest this spring. The hawk was being mobbed by this grackle and a mockingbird. I could hardly believe that the grackle was slamming into the hawk like this. I watched this show for quite a while, til the hawk gave up and flew away. This was the best shot out of about 10...and I cropped it to show the detail