Texas: Harris Hawk

The Harris’s Hawk is one of South Texas’ most fascinating birds of prey — a social, intelligent hawk often seen perched on fence posts, cactus, or low trees while scanning the brush for prey. Unlike most raptors, Harris’s Hawks are highly cooperative hunters: family groups may work together to flush and capture rabbits, rodents, lizards, and birds. They were top of the food chain against the caracara and vultures - neither of which would mess with the Harris Hawk.