Archive for March, 2012

Exactly!!!

Mar 27th

Posted by Ash in Ash


If Being Gay Is A Choice...


 
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Wake Me…

Mar 13th

Posted by Ash in Music



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Folding Leaves

Message To Bears – Folding Leaves


 
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Franklin Institute Red-Tailed Hawks…

Mar 7th

Posted by Ash in Ash



About The Hawks:

The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is the most common hawk in North America. It is a large bird with a broad, red tail. The female is usually larger than the male. It appears that a male, and a female, are co-constructing the nest at The Franklin Institute. Red-tailed Hawks are monogamous, meaning that a hawk will choose one mate and stay with that mate for life.

Philadelphia provides a suitable year-round habitat for Red-tailed Hawks. They can be found in open areas with elevated perches where they sit and watch for their prey. They are meat-eaters, and feed on small to medium-sized mammals and birds. In an urban area such as Philadelphia, that would certainly include rodents, although these particular hawks are most commonly observed to be feeding on pigeons.

The Red-tailed Hawk builds its nest in a tall tree, or other elevated perch. The nest is a circular assembly of sticks and twigs, lined with softer pieces. It appears that The Franklin’s hawks have used newspaper scraps, and feathers to soften their nest. Tree bark, and leaves, are also known to be used in nesting.

Red-tailed Hawks will lay a clutch of two to four eggs in March, or April, depending on climate. (A clutch is the collection of eggs, kind of like a "litter" in other species.) For Philadelphia’s latitude, the eggs are likely to be laid in mid-March.


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