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~s`~* ~ <br /> .r: ~f~<~ <br /> .~~>s..:,: <br /> ~ s. <br /> u: <br /> g': <br /> > <br /> 4 y <br /> r <br /> Y <br /> .n <br /> ~ X. <br /> t A'. <br /> ,,.C... . <br /> } <br /> Hawaiian Hawk <br /> An endangered species, with a population estimated to be in the hundreds, the Hawaiian <br /> Hawk is called 'Io by the Hawaiians. if you are lucky, these amazing birds can be seen in the late <br /> <br /> afternoon hours patrolling the area , often a lone, 'Io can be spotted circling in the air, waiting for <br /> a chance to fall upon it's prey... <br /> The 'Io plumage has two color phases, a light underpart/dark upper parts parts phase (pictured), <br /> and a dark brown (adult) phase. 1~emales are larger than males. Diet seems to consist of mice, rats, <br /> frogs, spiders, insects and their caterpillars. Photographic evidence has been seen of an'Io diving <br /> on a mongoose, which had been crossing the road, and killing it instantly with a precise incision <br /> of its razor sharp talons into the cervical spine. The hawk was then tenacious in refusing to give <br /> up the prize it had won, and proceeded to display threateningly when approached (still on the <br /> roadway). Similar behavior can be expected in defense of nests or young... <br /> Nesting from May through October, the'Io can be seen soaring in large circles, at consid- <br /> erable heights. The diurnal Hawaiian Owl, or Pueo, also soars... <br /> Iolani was a sacred hawk in Hawaiian mythology... <br /> a <br /> v <br /> :,n~ <br /> ' ?Ft. <br /> . <br /> <br />