When we last saw the Sheep Meadow pair they were having a bit of a scuffle over prey that Dad/Hunter had brought in. Mom/Valkyrie flew to the branch and appears to want him to hand it over. She now appears to be possibly jumping on him and attempting to grab the prey. Nothing like a good food tussle to keep up your chops.
Valkyrie has a foot on the prey.
Valkyrie has "captured" the prey.
Valkyrie begins eating the prey.
The prey is grey and possibly can be eaten whole?
Suddenly everything changes. Both their heads come up and focus.
In an instant everything is forgotten and in tandem both parents fly to the vertical branch that is used to observe the overall territory and protect the nest. These are a couple of very focused hawks.
Whatever it is has moved and their heads and eyes follow it.
The full view.
FOCUS!
Valkyrie's focus changes. Something related to another perch or some movement perhaps?
Then I can hear them, ever so quietly vocalizing. "Talking" to each other.
Hunter becomes more vocal.
Then ever so quietly Valkyrie "says" something.
Then Valkyrie's head turns towards Hunter. They make eye contact and he's off!
He appears to be heading West South West.
And trust me he's going somewhere in particular....
TO BE CONTINUED....DB
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