It's about one of nature's predators.
This is a Cooper's Hawk on my neighbor's tree. Just to the left at the bottom just out of sight of the photo shot is a bird feeder.
Cooper's Hawks feed on small birds, usually song birds. I don't think my neighbor had this in mind when she put up the feeder.
But I can imagine the hawk thinking, "Smorgasbord!"
This happened when our koi were smaller. The pond is small and two-and-a-half feet deep, perfect for a Great Blue Heron to visit the pond. Luckily, it only got away with two fish before we placed netting over it.
Nature is waking up in Oklahoma . . . and it's hungry!
Later, Peeps!
Our cats like to sit on the porch swing and wait for the baby mud swallows to fall out of the nest. They like to call it "fast" food.
ReplyDeleteI never minded sharing our chickens & chicks with the hawks. They didn't take more than they needed. The coyotes are another subject.
I haven't seen a Cooper's Hawk that I know of. Great picture regardless of Maggie slobber.
I see Red-Tailed Hawks on my walkies all the time, but this one landed in different tree when hubs was playing his Zombie game. The hawk stayed there long enough for me to get my bird book out and look him up. My vet confirmed they LOVE bird feeders for the snacky songbirds.
ReplyDeleteI glanced out the kitchen window the other day and saw a gorgeous huge hawk (red-tail, maybe?) sitting on top of our birdhouse. Wonder if he was hoping for a snack???
ReplyDeleteI can't blame the wild animals . . . but have noticed them starting to crowd my spaces: gophers, moles, hawks, herons, opossums, and coyotes, etc.
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