New Life

Upon return from our morning walk yesterday, we spied an eggshell fragment on the driveway that was not there when we had left earlier. An adult bird apparently had carried the fragment and dropped it away from the nest. Close examination revealed that it was a red-shouldered hawk eggshell and had been occupied very recently.Continue reading “New Life”

Big Bird Bath

Though wary, the hawk seemed to be enjoying the bird bath, and it was the only bird enjoying anything. The other birds were nowhere to be seen while this hawk waded in the water near the bird feeder. However, upon the hawks departure, a tufted titmouse promptly plopped onto the adjacent feeder and wrens startedContinue reading “Big Bird Bath”

Feathered Friends

Spring has come and a young hawk’s mind turns to–well it isn’t exactly spring training. There are at least two mating pairs of these hawks in our neighborhood; one pair with a nest located one street over from us and another nesting in the tree in our front yard. Their intention of hatching and raisingContinue reading “Feathered Friends”