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 Hawk's nest.
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06/24/17 04:07 AM
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I believe these are Swainson's hawks. Found them in Reeves County. The parents circled overhead and squawked at me, but never came in. There was a horny toad and a snake in the nest that the young were eating on. Anyone know what kind of plant that is that they built the nest on?  
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Re: Hawk's nest.
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06/24/17 04:10 AM
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SapperTitan
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Not sure about the plant but cool pics
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Re: Hawk's nest.
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06/24/17 04:10 AM
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Re: Hawk's nest.
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06/24/17 04:13 AM
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Thanks. It looks like a tree trunk with a yucca stuck on top. It was the highest structure in the area, which, from what I read, is all it takes for a Swainson's to build a nest on it. It was about 7' tall.
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06/24/17 02:10 PM
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Great pics. Looks like what I call a Spanish Dagger.
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Re: Hawk's nest.
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06/24/17 03:09 PM
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Re: Hawk's nest.
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06/24/17 04:36 PM
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The "tree" is the yucca stalk. It is an old one to have grown that high. Great pics. Sneaky I sent you a PM.
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06/24/17 04:56 PM
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Re: Hawk's nest.
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06/24/17 05:05 PM
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nature is always interesting, thanks for sharing
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Re: Hawk's nest.
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06/24/17 07:03 PM
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Thank you for the pictures , great !
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06/24/17 09:54 PM
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Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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06/24/17 11:28 PM
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Re: Hawk's nest.
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06/24/17 11:41 PM
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06/25/17 02:22 AM
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Re: Hawk's nest.
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06/25/17 10:53 AM
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Yep, thanks for posting that..
Never been to a camping world. I prefer Dick's to be honest.
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