Here's one to balance out the ugliness of the decapitated vole post... Earlier this year, my wife spotted this red tailed hawk, and saw it again in the same spot hours later... We went back, ready with a towel, and rescued it- wing injury, probably from an incident with a car.
Anyway, I carefully captured it, and we got it to a local, liscensed, wildlife rehabber. (He's the bird guy) this was a bird in otherwise very good health, and it managed to wound the bird guy on two occasions... After about five weeks, the hawk decided it was done with rehab, and managed to escape. (Shortly after the second time it caused a little bloodshed)
Gorgeous animal... It was a great pleasure to have had the opportunity to help it get a wing up- and unforgettable to have handled it, and see it, up close, and personal... So delighted that it flew away eventually, a little short of the bird guy's plans!
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It looks pretty scared. It's difficult to know sometimes if something is going to hurt you or help you.
AstralSmoke
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a respect inspiring animal indeed, & thanks to the kindness of caring folks like you & the bird man soaring again 
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