[NatureNS] Do rough-legged hawks hover? osprey/raven interaction

Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:13:39 -0300 (ADT)
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    On my way to Halifax yesterday, a r.t.hawk size species was hovering
about 100 ft. above a field near Truro.  It didn't look like a
red-tail  or a harrier,  the latter which I've seen hovering before. 
Returning today, pileated woodpeckers flew across the TCH at two
spots; first near Bible Hill and the second on Mt. Thom.
   Yesterday at Fletcher's Lake, watching an osprey's nest on a
transmission tower near my brother's house, two ravens landed on the
wires nearby, did lots of squawking, and then landed in the nest and
the squawking continued.  I presumed that maybe there was a dead osprey
in it.  A few minutes later, after the ravens left, an adult osprey
came to the nest  with a fish and an immature's head  popped up.  Could
the ravens maybe  have been looking for scraps, or could they have had
the nerve to try and tackle a young osprey?   Any thoughts?
Billy

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