Yesterday, I sat on the back porch reading and watching the birds feeding in the rain. All of a sudden there was a whoosh and mourning doves, finches, and sparrows all took off at once. I looked around to see what had startled them and saw this Cooper's (?) hawk settle on the fence.
I waited for him to fly away, but after about five minutes, I realized the rain didn't bother him and he was in no hurry to leave. I looked at the time and decided to wait and see what happened next. I kept reading and ... read more