When the weather outside is downright
cold, I do my wildlife watching from inside the house. The location of the
house is favorable to this activity as I can look out any window and enjoy a
myriad of creatures most any time of day; and, the best part is that I go unnoticed.
This morning Glenn called me over to
the front, mountain-side window to observe a hawk perched in the
nearest tree downhill from the house. WE believe this hawk to be a Red-shouldered Hawk. I
see this hawk (I like to think I see this particular bird) quite often; so, I
have designated this red-shouldered our resident hawk. This bird is so majestic at
rest or in flight. I am thrilled to be
able to watch one on, what seems to be, a regular basis.
Later in the afternoon, one of our many
herds of deer wandered out of the woods into the pasture just below the
house. I started counting…one, two, three,
four, five; and then, I saw two more off to the side. One of these ‘loners’ was a buck. I could barely make out the nice rack of
antlers blending with the muted grasses
of the season as the buck lowered his head to graze, but I did; not enough to
count the points, but enough to know I was looking at a buck.
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| The buck joining the small group of does. |
Even though it is the day after
Groundhog Day, our groundhogs, and we do have quite a population, seem to be hibernating. But, that is OK, as
watching the hawk and deer are so much better!
And, as for the remainder of winter, I
do not give much credence to a groundhog’s prediction. I take the seasons as I get
them, always spiced with plenty of natural beauty.
Each moment…magnificent!
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