A bit of This and That

One bird of character is always around my backyard and it’s unavoidable, that is non other than the Cooper’s Hawk.

They appear not very often but I see them flying near by. They have nests on top of very tall pine trees about 300 yards away from my house. They usually come looking for voles or chip monks. It’s been about 3 years that don’t see those rodents in my backyard. That must be the reason that the Cooper’s Hawk is not coming as often as it used to do.

One thing that I’m combatting is the fire ants colonies, they seem to be more prolific with the hot weather. When I mow the grass I see mounds that I destroy and thousands of ants come out and I spread an ant bait powder on top. That does the work, but later another mound will appear some place else. This year I’ve seen more fire ants that previous years.

9 thoughts on “A bit of This and That”

christinerobinsonart on August 22, 2012 at 8:23 am said:

Great photos of the hawk!

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- avian101 on August 22, 2012 at 8:24 am said:
  
  Thank you Christine! 🙂
  
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LetSleepingPigsLie on August 22, 2012 at 5:21 pm said:

We had a Cooper’s Hawk dining in our backyard some months ago, but I wasn’t able to get a decent picture. I especially like your last picture!

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- avian101 on August 22, 2012 at 5:57 pm said:
  
  Thank you for your comment! I wonder what was the CH having for dinner in your backyard? 🙂
  
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  - LetSleepingPigsLie on August 22, 2012 at 11:02 pm said:
    
    Sadly, one of the doves from the birdfeeder. The Cooper’s Hawk was very quick.
Daphne Shadows on August 23, 2012 at 11:08 pm said:

ooh, very pretty.

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- avian101 on August 23, 2012 at 11:15 pm said:
  
  Thanks Daphne! 🙂
  
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bayphotosbydonna on August 31, 2012 at 11:04 pm said:

Love that last shot HJ! Fantastic!!

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- avian101 on August 31, 2012 at 11:23 pm said:
  
  I’m glad you liked it Donna! Thanks! 🙂
  
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