A friend of mine showed me a picture of young great horned owlets on a nest, with Eurasian Collared Dove tail feathers scattered around the edge of the nest. GHO must like them as well.
On Friday, February 17, 2017 at 6:53:47 PM UTC-7, Scott Somershoe wrote:
-- On Friday, February 17, 2017 at 6:53:47 PM UTC-7, Scott Somershoe wrote:
After a busy week, I came home to find an adult female Sharp-shinned Hawk in the process of killing a Eurasian Collared-Dove in my side yard. Unfortunately I accidentally spooked her and she flew. The dove was still alive but never budged. From a vantage point, I managed to confirm she came back 15 min later, made the kill (lots more feathers around and she'd moved it a little and plucked a lot), and subsequently flew off with her late afternoon snack.
Before going back to the not-yet-dead-dove, she perched in our neighbors back yard and my continuing flock of lesser goldfinches were unperturbed. I still have about 10 or so daily.
I love feeding the birds!
Cheers,
Scott Somershoe
Littleton CO
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