I doubt this red-tail was emulating Teddy Roosevelt’s ‘big stick’ ideology but if he had been his rivals would have been duly impressed. I certainly was.
Typically with Red-tailed Hawks both sexes contribute to nest-building and in this case it was the female’s turn to carry a stick to the nest. However, this time it was a two-stage delivery.
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