Showing posts with label Hawk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hawk. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 03, 2025

Surprises

It's Walkin' and Readin' Wednesday!

Wildlife other than cats has been abundant recently:

Red-tailed hawk, looking for lunch.

Not my photo, but I watched a red fox scamper through the streets one morning, and it was gone before I could pull my phone from my coat pocket!

Someone's pet bunny was out for a breather on their front porch.

Pretty rare sightings, these!

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Recent audiobook listens that I recommend:

The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso
What if you could erase memories and time, and if our government does do it, then some other country will try?

The Legacy Series by Melissa K. Roehrich
Four books in the completed series.
The upper crust Legacy treat the fae worst than dirt.
But the gods want to fix the imbalance, by sending their offspring to fight.
Except no one told these progeny what their roles are, and there is hell to pay.

Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare's Greatest Rival by Stephen Greenblatt
Fascinating non-fiction work detailing the life and times of Cambridge-educated possible spymaster Christopher Marlowe, the playwright of Tamburlaine and Faustus, whose work helped pave the way for William Shakespeare and others to thrive during a time of plague and religious persecution.

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Let's Hop!

Saturday, January 03, 2015

Happy New Hawk?

From the window

A close-up

Yep, that's what I saw!
On New Year's Eve morning, I spied a hawk sitting on the wires in front of the house. One usually sees Red-tailed Hawks in the country, while perched on a tree branch or snag.  So what was this one doing in the suburbs?  Was it a symbol of the old year 'flying' away, or the New Year poised and ready for action?  Hmmm...

Hawks will attack cats, so I've read; glad Patty and Sweetie were in the backyard! Those talons and fierce beak look dangerous. The bird flew off after ten minutes, but I'll keep watch from now on...just in case.