My Dad was up and at 'em this morning, and while making coffee, he looked out our back window overlooking our main feeder that is surrounded by lilac bushes and a firebush, he noticed a small raptor chowing down on his most recent kill. So, he came upstairs to wake me up to tell me that a small raptor was enjoying breakfast near the feeder underneath the firebush. I immediately jumped out of bed (this was around 9 am) to witness this spectacle. After conferring with my field guides at hand, we had a juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk gorging himself on, as I later found out, a Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco. I watched the Sharpie for about 10 minutes, admiring him before deciding to hit the sack again (didn't fall asleep til 3 am because I was engrossed in a very good book). Also, while the Sharpie was busy with his meal, a bold Blue Jay kept harassing him from atop the main feeder, though the little hawk paid the Jay no attention. Just wanted to share that with ya folks! A good way to start the day (even though I did fall back asleep afterwards)!
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