Please Don't Wake Me Up!

Hi Chris, I saved an owl from their attack when they chased it into my Christmas net lights. I untangled the owl and held it wrapped in a white towel. What a beauty it was. The hawks en mass try to dive bomber attack the hawk. They have no fear of it at all. Of course they also go after the neighbors kitties , rabbits etc. But as group they don't the hawks or owls. Perhaps it is a competition thing for the food ( prey ) on the ground. They are not very silent about it either, LOl.

Hi Virgina, I guess they may be smart but also some of the noisiest pests I have ever seen. But I really appreciate the Raptures.

Hi Jane, I sure he was right in his thinking, LOL.  Thank you so much for the nice compliment.

Hi Jeff, You know your birds. While I like them all ( crows don't impress me much) I don't  know most of the bird varieties that like to fly around the neighborhod. Some of them are really cute and others are just .... well, brown, LOL.

The ones here are nearly that big. Certainly the wing span. And when they scream en masse while going after the other big birds ( no relation to BIG BIRD of course, hehehe) it can be really annoying.

Hi Chris, I think it was just the camera noise. But I did like it that he looked over at me. But it only took a minute or two before he just went back to sleep. He stayed in place for a while and then the crows all come and off he went. Odd when we are rooting for the hawk that likes little kitties and little puppies. LOL. But I really felt for him because the crows are relentless.

Hi Tony and Darcy, Thank you. I saw my first Mule Deer in Yosemite. I love the wildlife but keep a safe distance. A couple months ago, I had a family of raccoons that wanted to come in the house. One of the youngsters was a bit aggressive and he stood up against the glass. It wasn't hissing or anything, looked cute and innocent but I felt it best to just leave them alone, shut the light out, closed the blind and when morning came, no evidence they were even there.  But I sure wish I could hve taken photos decided best to leave well enough alone. If I saw one or two I might reconsider that but I think at least 5 and didn't want to deal with the possibilities.

Hi Myrl, Sorry to hear that, I hope you are OK. That must have stung pretty good. The best falling asleep I do is riding in a car. Love it but just don't get to do it often enough, :-).

Hi Roy, He is a pretty big fellow as well. I am sure I said much about that but when he flys around, it is amazing the wing span.

Hi Margaret,

Thank you so much. I think of it as a labor of love, :-) The Yellow bellied whatever was a small bird that sings a lot. He sits on the neighbors chimney and has least 40 or so different tunes he sings. I tried to get a picture of him and while doing that is when I saw the Hawk in the neighboring trees. So , they are two different birds. This looks to be what they call a red tailed hawk but I don't see any red tail feathers so I have no idea how they came up with the name. :-)