A red-tailed hawk being raised by a pair of bald eagles on Vancouver Island is about two weeks from leaving the nest — if its three eaglet siblings don't kill it first. Birdwatchers in Sidney, B.C., are being treated to the rare sight of a pair of nesting bald eagles raising a red-tailed hawk chick alongside three eagle chicks of their own. - David Bird, retired wildlife biology professor"The pair of bald eagles likely raided a nest of red-tailed hawks ... and they grabbed one, two, three, who knows how many red-tailed hawk chicks and brought them back to their nest to feed their young," Bird said, noting that bald eagles are notorious for harassing red-tailed hawks. Bird said the hawk chick, not realizing the danger it was in, likely began begging for food, and the eagles' parental instincts kicked in. But Bird says the young hawk has time on its side.

Source: CBC News June 08, 2017 18:56 UTC