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Muser
thanks! And I am going to pass the compliment about the backyard along to my wife, who is the responsible party!
posted by
Nautikos
on December 4, 2006 at 4:26 PM
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Tanga
LOL. you have the explanation to this mystery!
posted by
Nautikos
on December 4, 2006 at 3:33 PM
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This post was so interesting, I came back to read it again! I also returned
to tell you how much I love your beautiful backyard!
posted by
muser
on December 4, 2006 at 9:34 AM
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Nautikos, I never thought of trying to attract hawks to my feeder...to
dispatch the squirrels...hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Nah, I guess they would eat the birds, also... I enjoyed reading this post!
posted by
muser
on December 4, 2006 at 8:42 AM
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Great photos
Maybe it was a "sparrow" dance calling all unsuspecting sparrows to come and eat at his spot.
posted by
Tanga
on December 4, 2006 at 12:37 AM
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Joe Love
Thanks for dropping in! You know, hawks won't take anything bigger than a rabbit , so unless your dogs are chihuahuas, they won't be in any danger.
To the North of us, in the country, we also have eagles. They hunt larger prey, but they too would think twice before going for a dog. These birds are amazingly clever!
posted by
Nautikos
on December 3, 2006 at 6:35 AM
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Nautikos
Living in the country, I'm not a big fan of hawks. They terrify me actually. I'm always aware of the sky overhead, because I have this nightmare of one of them swooping down and snagging one of my dogs up. Despite this, I did appreciate your pics.
posted by
Joe_Love
on December 3, 2006 at 5:39 AM
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strat
Amazing! Then again, I have noticed that the Cooper is a fairly relaxed bird and seems to have adapted well to a suburban environment. But to sit there for all that tim in the middle of the sidewalk...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 2, 2006 at 5:14 PM
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Nana
they're great fun, even if the other birds don't quite agree, lol. No, actually I
didn't know about your hawks, maybe that came up before my time. (Haven't been here all that long, although sometimes it feels like an eternity,
). But I would really like to read your posts about that! Maybe if you could send me the link...?
posted by
Nautikos
on December 2, 2006 at 5:09 PM
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TAPS
you mean you
don't use birdseed on your steaks???
posted by
Nautikos
on December 2, 2006 at 5:04 PM
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You're as two-faced as the rest of your crowd, you're all blocked,
There go and natter amongst yourselves like chickens, Naut, and stuff your feta cheese.
posted by
Blanche.
on December 2, 2006 at 4:24 PM
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It's funny that you post about this.
Just a couple days ago, while on my way home from the office for lunch, I saw this weird thing out of the corner of my eye. Intrigued, I stopped, backed up, and essentially came eyeball to eyeball with a young Cooper's hawk. He had just nailed a squirrel, and was standing proudly over it, not eating, not even doing the dance, just standing over it. He stayed there for about a half hour.
The hell of it was, it was right in the middle of a sidewalk on a pretty busy street, right next to my neighbor's front walk. Beautiful bird, he is!
posted by
strat
on December 2, 2006 at 1:32 PM
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Naut
how cool! You know the story with our former backyard hawk family- so this was especially fun to read! We had a visit from one of the hawks last weekend when we were back to the old house for cleanup. He perched really close to us on a pine tree and we went out and talked with him. He seemed to be saying, 'where have you been?' We'll miss our hawks.
posted by
Nanaroo
on December 2, 2006 at 9:33 AM
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There's nothing wrong with being a twitcher, Nautikos, as long as you don't start sprinkling birdseed on your steaks.
posted by
TAPS.
on December 2, 2006 at 9:28 AM
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Blanche.
yes, he really looked happy! It was most amazing! I had never seen anything like it!
As to the portobellos, I sometimes marinate them, using balsamic vinegar, garlic, fresh thyme, a bit of fresh pepper, and olive oil. Marinate them for a few hours, then sear them in a bit of olive oil (press them down in the pan) about a min each side.
Then you can slice them and serve them with some kind of vinaigrette
posted by
Nautikos
on December 1, 2006 at 8:06 PM
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bel
I agree! I love watching them! They can be very distracting, keeping me from my work...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 1, 2006 at 7:57 PM
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MandaLee
thanks for dropping in. Glad you liked the pictures!
posted by
Nautikos
on December 1, 2006 at 7:56 PM
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Nautikos, he does look like one happy raptor...a dancing hawk, who knew?
Great pics, and no, I doubt you're becoming a "twitcher', just an ornithologist. The memory on our desktop is much cleaner now. I'd recommend it, I think we were too close to having our hard drive crash. Now we're a two computer house.
btw,did you get your feta cheese. I didn't but did get a Portabello mushroom, just because. Any suggestions for a marinade or saute?
posted by
Blanche.
on December 1, 2006 at 6:36 PM
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They are such breathtaking creatures
posted by
bel_1965
on December 1, 2006 at 6:09 PM
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hi naut, great pics!
posted by
Amanda__
on December 1, 2006 at 4:24 PM
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Nautikos
Great shots my friend, and I enjoy the birds as well but don't know the breeds much.
I know owls, hawks when I see them but not the actual kind or family, blue jay's, grosbeaks, cardinals, and the ones I know really well are the darn woodpeckers.
I have the pileated ones here quite a bit and I am impressed with them, especially in flight, but the smaller ones make me want to commit violent crime against them.
For some reason, they peck at the black shingles on the roof, must be something in the shingles they need in their digestive tracts or something.
posted by
WileyJohn
on December 1, 2006 at 5:30 AM
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blagging
thanks for popping in! Glad you liked them!
posted by
Nautikos
on November 30, 2006 at 5:21 PM
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Troosha,
thanks for visiting! The pictures aren't the greatest, but it was a neat experience seeing that bird do his dance...
posted by
Nautikos
on November 30, 2006 at 4:18 PM
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OFFBEATS
'raptor' is just another name (Latin, of course) for 'bird of prey', or 'predatory bird'. Of course, they
have been around for a long time! There is strong evidence that they are direct descendants of some of the dinosaurs...
posted by
Nautikos
on November 30, 2006 at 3:52 PM
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Naut
I did not know that a hawk was a raptor..That would mean they have been around for a very long time right? Love the pictures..birds they entertain so easily..gotta love it!
posted by
Offy
on November 30, 2006 at 1:56 PM
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I was unfamiliar with these birds
so had a quick peak on the net. Beautiful creatures. It never ceases to amaze me how many different species of birds there are.
posted by
Troosha
on November 30, 2006 at 11:22 AM
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Nice pictures!
posted by
blagging
on November 30, 2006 at 9:27 AM
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