Okay, no more DEPRESSING stories! I did manage to get some photos of the birds in my front yard Tuesday afternoon. I'd had a 2 hour nap that day (I had a stomach virus Monday & Tuesday), and I was anxious to at least get out in my front yard (but not too far from the bathroom!) So, I sat outside with 2 dogs and a senile cat. (Loki must be about 19 years old now...) I had to rearrange a couple of bird feeders and bring in the huge trash can that I've place a couple of clay pot bottoms on for the birds. It wasn't long before I could hear the twitter and the swish of dove wings as birds appeared!
And, while I was uploading my photos, yup...the Cooper's hawk swooped down and through all the trees after the doves. Apparently he/she didn't get anything because he/she was back yesterday afternoon, too. I only know it was the hawk because it is bigger than any of the doves and its feathers are much darker and browner. It moves to quickly that I often just see a blur of feathers!
Perhaps that was a Cooper's hawk in my yard the other day then!...:)JP
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of birds! I see you have collared doves and mourning doves too. Those are the two species that showed up in our yard for awhile. They're gone now.
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