We used to live in a house with a lot of undeveloped hills around us. They were regional parklands, brush, and forest. Large groups of coyotes would howl at night all around us. We called them "coyote parties." Before bedtime, my spouse would stand at the sliding glass door and let our small Maltese dog out into the yard to do its business. She had one of those spring-loaded leashes. The dog would go out in the yard at the end of a long string.Keep small dogs and cats in side or under a very close eye. A friend had her chihuahua snatched up by a raptor in her neighborhood.
Shortly after we moved into our current house, my (then-pregnant) wife was enjoying the sight of a fluffy little bunny hopping around the front yard one morning ... until Mr. Hawk dropped in for breakfast .
The nest is amazing. How fun is that!Life in the bird department is better this year. Just over a week ago, a hummingbird built a nest in a potted ficus tree next to our bedroom. One egg appeared Monday (a week ago) and the other egg appeared last Wednesday. The first two photos were taken when the hummingbird took a meal break. Sorry for the blurred third photo of the bird - it was shot through the screen. If all goes well, the eggs are due to hatch later this week or early next week.
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And you could hear the bird yelling, "Oh, F*! Oh, F*! Oh, F*! Oh, F*! Oh, F*! Oh, F*! Oh, F*! Oh, F*! Oh, F*! I would imagineWas standing in the doorway of my shop... a dove flew by and a hawk dropped out of the sky, grabbed the dove and took it to the ground....
he evidently didn't get a good grip, the dove got away.... you've never seen a dove fly so fast with wings just a whistling.
Yes!!!!! they do make a lot of noise when any other bird ,squirrel get close to the nest.And you could hear the bird yelling, "Oh, F*! Oh, F*! Oh, F*! Oh, F*! Oh, F*! Oh, F*! Oh, F*! Oh, F*! Oh, F*! I would imagine
Life in the bird department is better this year. Just over a week ago, a hummingbird built a nest in a potted ficus tree next to our bedroom. One egg appeared Monday (a week ago) and the other egg appeared last Wednesday. The first two photos were taken when the hummingbird took a meal break. Sorry for the blurred third photo of the bird - it was shot through the screen. If all goes well, the eggs are due to hatch later this week or early next week.
Wait until you start finding dinner leftovers all around your yard.My mother Hawk is still on the nest, male comes in wit( food quite offen. Hope to see the little chicks soon.
You're right. It has been fun. Our babies are exactly three weeks old today since hatching. They have expanded the nest; spider webs woven into the nest give it elasticity. The babies are popping out of the top, but are not perching on the edge. They wiggle and fluff themselves, but are not flapping their wings yet. Here is a photo from yesterday morning.
P.S. My sincere apologies to @Dieseldoc for hijacking his/her thread. The coincidental timing just happened, and it started innocently enough. I didn't think I would get this carried away with it. Not much here about pens, that's for sure. :-(