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Quail Herding and Rabbit Watching
Aug. 26th, 2020 02:35 pmI've been keeping the longer-zoom camera near the front door and sometimes I even manage to get a picture more or less in focus.
( Quail Crossing and Trapped Chicks )
A picture I wish I'd gotten was of one of the small hawks that are draw here by the birds using the feeder. It flew up and perched for a moment on the wall next to the front door, less than two meters from me looking from inside the screen door. Unfortunately, when I tried to reach my camera, the bird flew off. It briefly perched on the fence, but before I could get the camera to focus, it headed toward the "bird bushes" in the adjacent vacant lot, where it made a play for what I assume was a family of quail sheltering in the bush. Several birds flew away, and the hawk set off after them, while the rabbits also ran for cover.
I would prefer that the hawks mostly took mice, but I understand that they have to eat, too.
( Quail Crossing and Trapped Chicks )
A picture I wish I'd gotten was of one of the small hawks that are draw here by the birds using the feeder. It flew up and perched for a moment on the wall next to the front door, less than two meters from me looking from inside the screen door. Unfortunately, when I tried to reach my camera, the bird flew off. It briefly perched on the fence, but before I could get the camera to focus, it headed toward the "bird bushes" in the adjacent vacant lot, where it made a play for what I assume was a family of quail sheltering in the bush. Several birds flew away, and the hawk set off after them, while the rabbits also ran for cover.
I would prefer that the hawks mostly took mice, but I understand that they have to eat, too.
