Harris Hawk parents and the hawk group are great providers for the baby hawks. Cooperative attention to the nests and hunting together in groups assures that the babies have a better chance to make it to adulthood.
When hunting the group of hawks surround their prey. They may flush it out for another to catch or take turns chasing it.
These little guys line up to take bits of meat from mom's beak.
Beginning four to five weeks after hatching, the adult female will tear up small pieces of prey for the nestlings to eat.
Prey is delivered to the nestlings 10 to 15 times a day.
Most of the hunting is done by the males and mom generally cares for the nestlings.
Once the feeding is done mom flies away with her meal and the nestlings are left to peck at the rodent or bird corpses on their own.
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