This sight greeted me the other morning. A red shouldered hawk squatting on my trailcam in our backyard. I think he was looking for a mouse. We have bird feeders in the backyard which attracts a few birds and a whole bunch of squirrels and a few mice.
The trailcam captured this cat in our backyard a while back. I’m thinking he might be carrying a mouse in his mouth.
I went to Philbrook Museum of Art the other day. I saw this squirrel resting for the intense midday heat.
And this big ole hippo sculpture made out of car bumpers.
I rode my bike on the Arkansas River the other day and found this egret fishing in the Arkansas River.
And this group of geese hanging out.
And this cross species collection of egrets and great blue herons sharing their fishing grounds.
After years of construction Tulsa is opening up the new pedestrian bridge and putting the new Zink Lake Dam into service this weekend. I’m going to wait until the hubbub has died down a little bit before I go check it out.
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Great capture of the Hawk! I hope the kitty has a home nearby. The squirrel looks very comfy all stretched out. The hippo sculpture is cool! I love all the Egrets and Herons. The new bridge looks nice!
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Wow! What a great sight to see your backyard. I’m painting a hawk right now. We used iNaturalist to identify it and it’s a juvenile red tail hawk. So majestic!
…I remember when cars had chrome bumpers. Now a minor bump costs thousands to fix.
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A great selection of photos. That squirrel is exhausted in the heat. One came onto my balcony a few days ago and sheltered from the 40 degree heat under one of my planters. It was lying in the same position., all tuckered out. Love the Hawk capture.
Awesome hawk and other series of ‘critter’ photos ~ the hawks do like little birds at the feeders too ~ sigh
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Hi Alan, Very interesting post and neat photos. Great header too. I will be smiling all day after seeing the squirrel trying to get some relief from the heat! 😊 Nice to see the birds sharing the fishing grounds. Could birds be smarter than humans? 😊 John
The new bridge will be so great! And I love the photo you took of the Hawk. He was being very still, wasn’t he! I love your new banner with the wild horses too. Happy weekend!
An interesting thing I learned today – when temps are hotter than normal and squirrels stretch out to cool off, it is called splooting.
Love the sculpture!
Lindo halcón. Te mando un beso.
Hello. Great sightings and photos of birds. A resting squirrel looks funny.
These are delightful!
I love the hawk.