More about the resident brat
Mar 28, 2021 10:34:53 #
The mockingbird bully was relentless in running everybody else from the feeders. So bad that we named him Jack 2 after our dachshund who is also a greedy bully. Even went so far as to set up a separate feeder for him but he was neither satisfied nor deterred; until he found his lady that is. I caught a flurry of activity out of the corner of my eye and there was a hungry Cooper’s hawk amidst a pile of buff and grey feathers along with black and white tail feathers. It was a couple of days before I realized that Jack 2 is still here, busily running back and forth from the feeders to the nest where his lady love is roosting and being waited on. I guess what the hawk got was a mourning dove.
Mar 28, 2021 10:48:02 #
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Mar 28, 2021 12:25:35 #
ecobin wrote:
Great photo, Marg!
Thanks, Elliott! I saw him from inside the house and went outside. He didn’t really move but I didn’t think I had time to get into a proper position. I think I took about 30 shots so evidently I did have time. Oh well. Next time.
Mar 28, 2021 12:30:22 #
Wingpilot wrote:
He’s very fierce-looking. Nice catch. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Greg! Loved your raven at McDonalds the other day!
Mar 28, 2021 12:33:31 #
kpmac wrote:
Nice image. Jack 2 is lucky he's still around.
Thanks, Ken! Maybe fortunately for Jack 2 we have a bunch of doves who will be a more substantial meal for the hawk. I recognize fully that the hawk has to eat and it’s not that I don’t like the sweet doves any less - I just haven’t named them.
Mar 28, 2021 12:48:19 #
Marg wrote:
Thanks, Greg! Loved your raven at McDonalds the other day!
Thanks, Marg. Our feathery friends can be characters,Sometimes funny and sometimes ferocious. In about a month the ravens will leave for the hills and mountains, and the gulls will move in, about the time the ice on the lakes goes out.
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Mar 28, 2021 16:27:58 #
jdtonkinson wrote:
Great shot of the Coopers Marg. And a nice story
Thanks, Jim! By the way, I loved your conflict at the feeders shots. I’ve never seen an acorn woodpecker.
Mar 28, 2021 16:30:45 #
UTMike wrote:
Wonderful shot and I love the narrative, Marg!
Thanks very much, Mke!
Mar 28, 2021 17:06:54 #
Terrific capture of a beautiful raptor...good to hear the brat is still around, for now!! 
Mar 28, 2021 17:21:57 #
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