You’ve heard me talk about Old Blue ~ the Cooper’s Hawk I first noticed back in February. Remember, I took this crappy photo with my Droid cell phone.
I’ve been waiting for him to return, and he has, albeit infrequently. He’s the reason I bought my Kodak a few months ago. Dot was tired of me borrowing hers (and I could never get a great photo of him anyway…), so I opted to invest in my own.
I hadn’t fed the birds for about ten days. So you can imagine the squawking and chirping once I filled the bird bath, the sunflower feeder, and the seed feeder. It took the feathered fliers less than thirty minutes to discover their feastly accommodations, and was a beautiful sight.
I even put out Cheerios and Rice Krispies for the Grosbeaks. [I haven’t seen any of them yet tonight, but it usually takes them awhile]. Suddenly I heard quite the commotion. The birds had been singing happily, but this was loud. Crass. Dangerous. I looked up just to see a large shadow fly across the window… and I knew.
Without seeing him, I knew he was back. Old Blue.
I quickly grabbed the Kodak and sprang to the window. Thankfully, he lit on the fence near the driveway, uncovered by trees and shrubs. I didn’t even have to go outside [which would have invariably scared him away before any decent photography could take place!].
I watched and listened as he called and cried for his dinner, and hopped around looking for something to munch and crunch.
I was delighted to see his eyes still as deep ruby red as I’d remembered, and his blue feathers now hold a more grayish hue. But his breast still beat with the cream and stripes that I knew, and his talons even more bright yellow than I recalled.
Thank you, Old Blue, for sharing dinner time with us. You’re welcome any time, you Great Big Beautiful Bird!
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
Wow, he is such a handsome bird! Almost has the face of a wise old owl! What a beautiful creature to watch!
Janice, he is. I love watching him, even for the fleeting moments that he’s around. This was the first time I got to see him move around more; typically he hides in the trees.
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nice that he’s come ‘home’ , even if only for a visit ;}
Indeed, Jaye! His visits are unpredictable; but I think he’s around more than I notice. He’s very quick and beautiful.
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