It's been a soggy drizzly and occasionally cold string of days, which means my bird feeders have been busy with birds hungry for an easy meal. When I looked out the window and saw all of the activity had ceased, it seemed odd, but then up in the bare crepe myrtle, I spotted a red-tailed hawk.
His size and sharp beak make him look fierce, and the other birds got the message, but at the same time, his soppy head feathers made him look a little off his game.
Strangely a lone dove sat in same tree with the hawk (just above and to the left). The dove seemed to be aware of the hawk but didn't leave abruptly, although the dove did eventually fly off.
Probably a good strategy because I'd imagine hawks are extra hungry on cold days too.
A few minutes later two backyard policemen, the blue jays, showed up to heckle the hawk and send him on his way.
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