Lessons learned

Two days ago, this juvenile red-tailed hawk went for a giant rat-kill in Tompkins Square, and seemed to fumble its way through the whole ordeal.  With that experience under its belt, it did a much better job today, successfully catching another king rat.



The rat really is gigantic...even the Penske moving guy is impressed.



The whole scene traumatized this girl.  And I love her friend's hoodie...



Yeah, not gonna happen.



All in all, a happy ending for everyone.



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