Monday, January 18, 2010

Busy day in the yard


northern goshawk 1 (male?)
Originally uploaded by qmnonic
While eating lunch this afternoon, I heard a big crash on the window behind me. I turned in time to see the Robins in great numbers, flying in circles, in and out of the trees. In a few more minutes, what I identified later from my Peterson Field Guide as an immature Northern Goshawk appeared, sitting on the little rock wall just outside out window. He gave us no mind, and after surveilling the flower beds for possible rodents, hopped up on the bird feeder, wondering why the party had to break up. Turns out he was here yesterday, and snagged lunch on his/her way through.

It's been quite a week here...several days ago Mr. Sunflower saw a grey fox in the yard (mid-afternoon) and the deer have been pretty bold about coming up to nibble, as I reported in an earlier post.

This photo is coming to you courtesy of Flickr and a user there named qmnonic. My gratitude for its use.