As the Boy Scouts are fond of saying, “Be prepared!”
When I got home today I was going through my usual routine. Come in the house, give Zorro his kitty treats, and then check the back yard for birds. When I checked the back yard, I was shocked at what I saw. Instead of a yard full of birds under the feeders, or the stray kitty that has been hanging around lately, I found this!
Not only was the first time I have seen a Cooper’s Hawk around here, it looks like it was feeding on one of my birds to boot!
First, I’m in shock, but then I think, at least get the binoculars and get a closer look. So I run to the bedroom, get the binoculars, and then run back to the kitchen door. Still there! Great. Now I’m thinking, “what are you doing? Where’s the camera??”
So, back to the bedroom, no time to pull out the 600 and tripod, but my 5d has the 100-400 still attached from my previous outing so I grab it and head to the back door. I’m in luck, it’s still there, munching away.
As I look closer through the camera, I believe that the bird it is eating is the red-winged blackbird that has been hanging around lately, acting like it was hurt or sick. Wouldn’t fly off unless you walked right up to it. Well, I guess it doesn’t have to worry about that anymore!
