We have all manner of raptors (?) in our neighborhood, from garden variety
hawks through an assortment of owls including the great horned, right up to the
bald eagle. The show from the back deck is sometimes pretty interesting.
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errors in spelling, grammar or logic are figments of your imagination.
> On Jan 20, 2016, at 9:53 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> Civil is a pretty good description; not quite friendly. The only real
> disruption we have had occurred a couple of weeks ago, when a Sharp Shinned
> Hawk appeared on a couple of afternoons, looking for a meal. I ran him off,
> and things have been quiet since then. His favorite trick was to startle the
> birds, causing one to crash into my picture window. Then he would grasp the
> stunned bird and take off.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>> On 1/20/2016 8:24 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>> Nice one, Jim. Your Tennessee finches must be more civil than ours. One of
>> our finches never would have allowed the cardinal to stay. <g>
>>
>> --Bob Whitmire
>> Certified Neanderthal
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 2:00 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On this feeder, large birds and small birds seem to eat together without
>>> too much conflict. The male Cardinal was there first, and allowed the male
>>> Finch to join him.
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Bird+Buddies.TIFF.html
>>>
>
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