Birds

[glasscamel]

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[cityscapedreams]

There's like.. twenty quails there! ;u; That makes me so happy.

Mr. Hawk sure is awesome. :D Do you know what type of hawk he is? He was probably stalking the fish. Or the quails. XD

[glasscamel]

There are 40+ quails, on average. There were more there too, I just couldn't get them all in the same picture before they ran to another part of the yard. They're double kooky in high winds. XD

I'm almost 99% certain he's a Cooper's Hawk. He might be a Sharp-Shinned Hawk - the two are virtually identical but for size and Hawky here definitely weighs more than the 150g Sharp-Shinned average. I have pictures from last fall of him eating a pigeon smack in the middle of the lawn. He really doesn't go hungry around here XD

[mimi_sardinia]

Maybe he's there because of the quail. I'm sure some sort of raptor would think they look like a good lunch.

[ravynfyre]

OOOOOoooo!!! Coopers! He's GORGEOUS! That "mad red eye" is so distinctive!

And so many quail!

You are very, very lucky, both for all your birdy friends, and that the fire missed you! *HUGS!*

Yeah, your box didn't go out before I left for PA. I'll get it sent when I get home, as soon as the bank lets me have my money again.

[glasscamel]

Tons of magpies today (so one would think there was carrion) but no buzzards or ravens or crows... O_o Magpies are like the lookey-loos of the bird-world, I think? XDD

Hope you're home safe and sound by now too!! *hugs back*

[glasscamel]

Quails are super observant - they always flip out and take off when Hawky is around!! XDD

Thank you! *hugs* It was scary but we were prepared!! Some people weren't ): Have a co-worker who lost everything D: But she and her husband and her cats are okay, and that's what really matters.