Greensboro Birds

This red-shouldered hawk makes almost daily visits to both our yard and the neighbor’s. Usually it perches on the neighbor’s clothesline pole and watches for easy targets. I’ve yet to witness the bird succeed in its mission, although I’ve found the remains of a few menu items. When the hawk misses its mark, it often [...]

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Yesterday I opened the blinds to starlings, this morning I opened the blinds to this young red-shouldered hawk. It swooped in just as I settled down to check email. The funny thing is that the cardinals didn’t seem to care that the hawk was just overhead; they continued picking away at the corn log and [...]

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The young Happy and I went strolling in today’s warm, sunny weather. We needed a moment away from the noisy power-washing taking place outside our building, and listening to spring-singing birdies was a nice respite. Barely five minutes into our trip, Happy and I spotted this Red-shouldered Hawk step off a branch and swoop through [...]

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Our Barred Owl seems to have found a new tree to spend its days in, but the crows were able to fill their time by mobbing a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks instead. The siren song of dozens of ticked-off crows irritating a couple of screaming hawks is strong enough to drag me out of the [...]

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