That's No Pigeon! - Hawks In The City

Red tailed hawks have become increasingly common around Boston and Cambridge. 

It's still a thrill every time you see one.  In Cambridge real estate agents tour the new listings each Wednesday.  Twice in the last year we've seen hawks during our tour.  One was perched atop a Cambridge hospital's cupola several stories up and another day we found one high in a tree on a Belmont hill just across the street from the house we were viewing.  They are simply majestic.  

The best hawk sighting - from just a few feet away - happened the other day - actually twice in two days - as a red tailed hawk chose my brother's fire escape in South Boston as a landing spot.  We're hoping he continues to be a regular visitor.  The cats hope so too - if only to dream from the safety of the kitchen table.    

Here he is.        

And here are a pair of red tailed hawks flying above Boston in warmer weather:            

Courtesy of Gouldingken