Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Nature, Red in Tooth and Claw

 


Turns out we are feeding more than Sparrows, Nuthatches, Finches and Morning Doves. This Cooper's Hawk caught a Morning Dove right off the feeder. Those Morning Doves much be pretty easy to catch, as they seem quite slow to take off. They spill a ton of seeds with their take-offs every time they leave the feeder. Luckily, Cheryl wasn't around when the hawk made his kill because she would have gone nuts. I figured, no sense chasing the hawk off as he will just have to go to get another meal somewhere else. He (she?) is quite striking. It looks like he is wearing pjs to me for some reason. Very striking.