wild birds – New England's Narrow Road

Okay, this is my last hawk posting.

Off and on during the day for the past couple of months my eyes have been diverted to the live cam and the nesting hawk family at Cornell University in New York state. From laying eggs in a snowstorm and then the hatching of the three eggs, to the first flight, I have seen it live with many other viewers. Now the baby hawks are grown and fledging – leaving the nest.

Two of them have already left and then returned. This screenshot is #2 baby who stood on that metal ledge with his wings wide-stretched just enjoying the breeze it seemed. He stood like that a good long time and I loved the moment.

I will never look at hawks the same way again. I am watching less and less now Continue reading “Thanks Cornell and Best of Luck Baby Hawks”

Each October all of a sudden I will look outside and see that the Juncos have returned for the winter. They cover the grass in search for whatever it is that they eat and I know they will be around all winter eating something off the top of the snow. It’s just another part of the changing seasons here in the northeast, but this year I am wondering if my cats will be catching any of them. I hope not, but Richie and Fontana were not living here at this time last year, and they are typical hunters – Richie especially – so I guess we’ll see.

I’ve kept sunflower seeds in my Heritage bird feeder (it’s my favorite feeder) all summer to attract birds to the yard in hopes that they will eat the bugs that can get annoying. I haven’t had any bear problems yet and hope I won’t. I really don’t want to lose my feeder, but this is the time of year that the bears fill up for the winter hibernation and my feeder is already dented from a previous attack a couple of years ago.