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I woke up this morning, looked out the window, and saw this hawk sitting on the neighbors’ roof. I grabbed the camera, pulled the blinds up, and shot some pictures through the window glass. Look at the beak of this guy!

Hawk

We’ve been seeing surprisingly few warblers at Oakland Nature Preserve for the last few weeks. Fortunately, we still have plenty in our yard, and they come very close to the porch while hunting insects. Goldy and Squirt have a great time watching them! I guess the birds don’t notice the cat ears sticking out over the kickplate of our screen room.

Warbler

Rich has a new favorite bird – the blue-gray gnatcatcher. We’ve had several hanging around the yard for the past few weeks. It’s fun to watch them dart for insects – they are so fast!

Blue-gray gnatcatchers