Nesting Pair of Redtail Hawks

Saturday morning brought a cool surprise...a pair of Redtail Hawks were building a nest in a pine in our back yard. We've watched the hawks behind our house for years, but they rarely lingered in our yard, perhaps because bluejays and other residents would mob them. Hopefully, they can get comfortable enough with the nesting location to stick around. If anyone has any advice for how I can feed them (using pet store feed mice?), please email me.

I wish I could claim that this image was taken with the BirdCam. I took this with my Nikon SLR and 200mm lens (effective 300mm on digital N70s)...