I ended the hunt by quickly taking this shot and shooing him away. He was quite reluctant and situated himself on a couple of tree limbs until I finally succeeded. Chipmunks, voles, moles, or garter snakes could have been on the list of victims. A magnificent Red Tailed Hawk denied this time, but I suspect there will be return visits.
I retired from public school teaching after happily spending twenty eight years playing in Kindergarten. Now I fill my days watching cat antics, taking endless...