REd-tailed hawk predation on island spotted skunk

Check out this recent post from Chuck Graham, a freelance writer and photographer based in Carpinteria, CA. Chuck captured a series of photos clearly showing a pair of island foxes attempting to nab an island spotted skunk from the talons of a young red-tailed hawk.

We've seen some island foxes with neonatal spotted skunks in their mouths, but this is a new one. In the next few months, researchers on Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands will be using radio collars to identify sources of mortality among adult and juvenile spotted skunks.

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