Although groundhogs are slow runners, they scurry quickly to their dens when they sense danger. The primary predators of groundhogs are hawks, foxes, coyotes, bobcats, dogs and humans. However, motorized vehicles kill many groundhogs each year.

Can a hawk pick up a groundhog?

No hawk can carry off a 3-pound pet. The largest hawk in North America (the Ferruginous Hawk) weighs at most four pounds, so leaving the ground carrying three – let alone twelve – would be aerodynamically (not to mention logically) impossible.

Do red tailed hawks eat groundhogs?

Diet of the Red Tailed Hawk

The vast majority of their diet consists of rodents, particularly squirrels. Other rodent prey includes mice, groundhogs, voles, rats, gophers, ground squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, and more. They will also eat snakes, birds, lizards, young turtles, insects, and more.