I disagree here. The color differences are easy to spot here and Titan knows this hawk would be too young to produce eggs by next Spring! It takes 2 years for any hawk to develop adult plumage and be fertile enough to mate in order to produce eggs. Thelma might be out there somewhere, but we can’t say she is truly gone unless Titan decides to find a new mate. And this hawk isn’t his mate. There’s no chance of that happening.
I disagree here. The color differences are easy to spot here and Titan knows this hawk would be too young to produce eggs by next Spring! It takes 2 years for any hawk to develop adult plumage and be fertile enough to mate in order to produce eggs. Thelma might be out there somewhere, but we can’t say she is truly gone unless Titan decides to find a new mate. And this hawk isn’t his mate. There’s no chance of that happening.
I hope u are right. They sure are acting like a couple. Had someone from a local raptor center tell me it happens.