Are You Feeding the Hawks?

Bird feeders all set up at our new spot south of Austin.  Okay birds I'm ready. 

Well, it wasn't long until the Inca Doves, Carolina Chickadee and a Tufted Titmouse or two came to visit.  As before I decided to use my tiny bird bath as a platform feeder and placed it in an open spot for the doves and Cardinals I'd spotted near by.

It was without warning that he swooped down and shot between the trees and our RV.  What was that? 

My husband looked out the side window.  There he was in the trees about twenty feet from us... a Coopers Hawk.

Coopers Hawks eat ground birds!... Yes, I moved my platform feeder and now I enjoy watching the Hawk fly and dive in the meadow behind us.

10 Myths About Bird Behavior

Read about the here
10 Myths About Bird Behavior - National Wildlife Federation

A Birders Nigthmare!

Sad photos from the tragedy that is playing out before our eyes in the Gulf. My hat off to the countless men and women who are giving it their all to save as many as they can.
See the photos... do what you can to help.

Scenes from the Gulf of Mexico - The Big Picture - Boston.com

They do stay in Texas!

This week found us at a new RV Park, south of Dripping Springs TX.  What a contrast!  Our last spot was upscale with pool, pavilion, workout room and over 200 sites.  Our new home is beautifully country, quiet, cedars to shade our rig, deer and only 30 sites.

Shortly after settling in a humming bird stopped by to visit my flowers. A humming bird?  I thought they headed north for the summer.  I was wrong.  The Black-Chinned Humming birds nests in the Hill Country.

Needless to say I got my feeder out and here's who comes by daily.

I even caught that iridecent violet of the male on camera.

Isn't she something?  Let's make sure those birds that are at risk get a fighting chance too.  You can do something to help... buy your birding essentials from our RV Birding Store and have them delivered right to where you are.  I really like that feature!