Posted on 08/02/2022 6:47:22 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Spoken with understanding of the real world.
One evening while on a walk an owl dive bombed me and could whoosh of air from its wings. There were two owls that I would often see but they haven’t been around for a couple of years now.
Doves, they love doves—literally know what it *sounds like when doves cry* plus there were fireworks of bloody plume.
maybe that whoosh was from between my ears...
Except my neighbor leaves cat food out for the ferals.
Just this past month I lost the chipmunk and mockingbird which were my porch companions.
Its a good thing he didn’t decide to latch on to you. That would really hurt. It could probably cause some serious damage.
My cat loves birds
If a bird dive bombs you, it’s probably because you were near its young. That happened to me about a week ago when I went to get closer shots of the baby bluebirds as they fledged. Needless to say, none of those shots were much good.
Yeah, it was really strange and I didn’t expect it. I would see them all the time and nothing but I suppose it determined that it didn’t want me walking the area that particular evening. Maybe a baby around somewhere? I really don’t know much about their habits.
The owl out back loves cats.
In the desert I get a lot more lizards than birds. Which is fine, lizards are my first line of defense against bugs.
One time this summer we were sitting out in our hammock at night watching the lightning bugs. We heard one of our barred owls call, as they often do. Then, without a sound, we could hear him directly overhead calling again. His mate replied and they were both close by. We never heard either one fly in or out, and of course, we couldn’t see them at all. It was quite dark. Made me wish I had night vision. The one was directly above us in a tree. I went back the next morning to try to see where he was and that was pretty cool.
We used to have a couple that hung out where we could occasionally see them. I have a couple of not very good photos of those two grooming each other, which was pretty cool to see even if the shots aren’t good. I think one or both of those died a few years ago. They have children by now that are the ones we hear calling sometimes. Sure wish they’d take up a post like the parents did years ago. That was fun to see as often as we got to.
We built a catio (cat enclosure) on our deck, so that our 2 cats can go in and out whenever they want, and are still protected from the critters like big hawks and owls, and neighbors’ dogs that get loose. It’s been a terrific $500 investment.
We have a ton of them and bats. I can sit on the porch and watch the bats zooming over the front yard(1 acre) grabbing bugs before they head to the creek/river. My son thought they were birds but I told him that birds don’t fly that much at a time.
Good move. Kittens would be easy prey.
Birds aren’t good at catching birds unless the birds are sick. We have outdoor cats and they have maybe caught 3 in 20 years. They kill everything else though. One cat would kill squirrels and stash their tails behind his cat house.
If you want to get rid of Cooper Hawks, befriend some crows. They won’t tolerate them.
That’s was an enjoyable read, thanks. Sometimes nature is the best way to take our minds off the mess we have, it’s so relaxing.
I sure miss the owls that were near us and I hope the young owls living near y’all set up house and that there’s much enjoyment and peace gained.
I was in the yard one evening when an owl went after a rabbit. Just as the owl got to him, the rabbit bolted and escaped. The owl went on the power line next to its mate, the mate looked at in and said in owl “You dumas.”.
Here we have to take in the seed feeders b/c of the bayah.
The bear are relentless, no matter what you do.
For some reason, they don't bother the dozen hummie feeders that are out. Thank goodness b/c the hummies are all I have got until the bears hibernate.
Our bat population is down to just a few.
Maybe that killer fungus, *white-nose syndrome* has decimated the population.
I love having the bats around to help with the mosquito menace.
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