Originally posted by All Creatures Great And Small
I laughed out loud when I spotted Ritzy in the third picture - of course that's where she would be, with this dazzling show going on outside!

I so love cardinals, but this year we have a hawk hanging around the neighborhood, so I have had NO BIRDS at my feeders. Usually I have huge flocks of all kinds, cardinals included, but they have been scared off. I sure hope this doesn't last all year, because I really miss watching my birdies, and so does the kitty!

We are not immune to the hawks, either as we are near a very large forested area---they usually go after the large population of squirrels, chipmunks, mice, and snakes in the area. There has been one around , dive bombing the tree area occasionally. It does scare them away for a few hours, but so far they keep coming back to the feeders. I think hawks are spectacular and beautiful in their own right, but admit it's hard to watch them going after the birds. Still, it is part of a natural ecosystem