This is the strange visitor who interrupted us this morning!  It appears to be a red-tailed hawk.  We live in town so you can just imagine the excitement around here when my daughter spotted this large bird in our backyard!  I'm surprised he didn't take off because of all the yelling!  Everyone had to report to our schoolroom, STAT!  Daddy got the camera and a few pictures.  Then, we got to see him fly a few times and he seemed to be carrying his breakfast in his talons.  Bluesky (2nd youngest son) is VERY interested in birds of prey and animal rehabilitation, so this was like an early Christmas present for him! 

I am amazed at how good God is!  We have now had visits from a mallard couple, a pheasant, an opposum, and many lovely songbirds.  And we live in town!!!  This is such a blessing since we spent hours each week in the mountains before our move from WV, and we do miss it soooooo much.  God seems to know what we need!  And just when we need it, too!  What a wonderful educational opportunity we had this morning researching about and identifying this bird!

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Posted by charles0322

That is so neat!!!

We found owl scant not too long ago in our yard and could identify what it had been eating by the skeleton left.

Now at 3 in the morning if anyone hears the thing outside, they wake everyone up to hear it. Ok, I admit it, It was neat the first 3 times, now I just want a full nights sleep.

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Posted by sagerats

How very neat to have the hawk in your backyard! Even though we live in the country we still point out all the birds of prey we see and watch them in awe and wonder. Funny how a robin doesn't inspire the same sense of wonderment.

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