tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post6368327450114700196..comments2024-02-29T22:20:01.456-08:00Comments on Union Bay Watch : It Takes A VillageLarry Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-24195682146821962022017-10-10T23:34:36.160-07:002017-10-10T23:34:36.160-07:00That is curious. I have seen a mature male Cooper&...That is curious. I have seen a mature male Cooper's hawk with a dead eastern gray squirrel in its clutches. The hawk landed on a branch with it and then after seeing me watching it picked up the squirrels body and flew away with it. I had no idea the two species might be so evenly matched. Is there any chance that the hawk(s) at your feeder might be the smaller, but very similar, sharp-shinned hawks?Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-91124983501837586002017-10-10T19:34:29.402-07:002017-10-10T19:34:29.402-07:00I have Coopers come through my yard quite often be...I have Coopers come through my yard quite often because I have had bird feeders up for years and the Coopers know it is bird hunting paradise, I also have lots of Grey squirrels which don't run from Coopers, they stand their ground and face them causing the hawk to abort the attack, I watched one large female squirrel chase a Coopers all through the branches of my fir tree one day when it got close to her nest, now if a Red-tailed Hawk happens to soar overhead 300+ feet up the squirrels scatter for the trees and don't come out until the resident crow chases the red-tailed from the neighborhood.<br /><br />Greg HensenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13717502661045808128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-6074180358723908712017-10-09T02:05:56.836-07:002017-10-09T02:05:56.836-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Resunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496225905496686159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-67679643523094421852017-10-09T02:04:39.243-07:002017-10-09T02:04:39.243-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Resunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496225905496686159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-9002932616683958742017-10-08T21:18:39.238-07:002017-10-08T21:18:39.238-07:00Thank you for mention the number 5 to the right. I...Thank you for mention the number 5 to the right. I looked hard and then suddenly the dark little head in the middle final popped into head and I could see it. It sure is funny how seeing is as much mental as it is visual.Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-49885490085632971672017-10-08T21:16:47.601-07:002017-10-08T21:16:47.601-07:00Thank you! For the life of me I sure couldn't ...Thank you! For the life of me I sure couldn't see that fifth one in front.Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-27616260874349209222017-10-08T19:11:19.628-07:002017-10-08T19:11:19.628-07:00I too count 11 ducklings 5 on the right, 6 on the ...I too count 11 ducklings 5 on the right, 6 on the leftAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-7559970982363100102017-10-08T17:43:40.400-07:002017-10-08T17:43:40.400-07:00By the way, I counted 11 ducklings.By the way, I counted 11 ducklings.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18422135294543574812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-90651423298090891052017-10-08T17:42:10.359-07:002017-10-08T17:42:10.359-07:00Thanks for being proactive. There'll be 10 ha...Thanks for being proactive. There'll be 10 happy duck couples next Spring.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18422135294543574812noreply@blogger.com