Wednesday, May 29, 2013

All God's creatures

   

A Red-tailed Hawk helps keep the
squirrel population under control.


  
       It's like Wild Kingdom around here! First my neighbor kills a big blacksnake in the yard. Then I find out why the snake was here; Mr. Wood Rat comes snooping around under the hanging feeders. The squirrels are jockeying for position. The rabbit is taking interest in the garden.
         Heck, the birds are just a sidelight to the goings on. The only creature I haven't seen - and the one I wish I would - is a good ol' raptor to help maintain order. Where is the Red-tailed Hawk when I need him most?
          The good news is that my traps have done good work. Three squirrels have become former residents of the neighborhood. They are now frolicking happily in a beautiful pecan grove way away from here. Their friends will soon join them. And I have a lovely meadow picked out for the rat.
           The hummingbirds have become regulars again, two at a time at the feeder.

Here is the avian portion of what I saw here today:

PM, sunny, 82 degrees, 20 minutes
Northern Cardinal
Blue Jay
House Finch
American Crow
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Brown Thrasher
Brown-headed Nuthatch

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