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Nancy Joplin
True Blue Farmgirl
222 Posts
Nancy
Ontario
California
USA
222 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 23 2024 : 7:00:24 PM
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About month ago, we were visited by a juvenile Cooper's Hawk. The bird played in our two bird baths out back for over 45 minutes. It was drinking and taking a bath. It just splashed and played in the water! Last week, we noticed three smaller birds fluttering around above the yards. They landed on the electrical pole out there. We grabbed our binoculars to check them out. . .American Kestrels! We are so excited! They have been hanging around out there for the last few days. They spend their time hunting and roosting on the pole. My Husband was out back the other day and two of them came down and landed on our garden fence not more than 20 feet away from him. they looked to see what he was doing and then flew back up to roost on their pole. They don't seem to bother the other birds too much. We did see them grab something that was moving down the palm tree in the neighbor's yard. . .probably a squirrel or a rat, as those are the only things that we have spotted on that tree. Can't wait to see how long they stay and what they do next!!!
Nancy 8352
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