arrived home to her nest with a live baby red-tailed hawk clutched in her talons. And while little Tuffy was spared the grisly fate of becoming dinner, life in an eagle's nest has not been easy.

It must be that Cooper’s Hawks prefer plump, juicy adults. Unexpectedly, many small, vulnerable birds will nest close to and/or hang out around bird-eating raptor’s nests. For anyone who has ...