Wednesday, August 10, 2005
It's Quiet... Too Quiet
I've mentioned before, that a sharp-shinned hawk, whose main prey is songbirds, is a frequent visitor here. This afternoon I walked out in the garden, and she swooped in and landed about three feet above my head in an old cedar tree. It was quite interesting seeing the songbirds' reactions: the larger, stronger flyers, like doves and bluejays, flew away in all directions through the trees. The smaller birds, like cardinals and catbirds all instantly came down into the lower levels, and buried themselves in the brush and shrubs. It got real quiet.
// posted by IBOY @ 12:27 PM 
