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A family of Cooper’s Hawks have a nest in a tree across the alley from our house. I first saw an adult three weeks ago and have heard the food cries of the chicks for about a week. This morning, one of the adults flew over our pool with its casual flap-flap-glide while I was  [...]

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I thought I’d get a jump on my weekend chores by cleaning the pool this morning before I went to work. However, someone had other plans: This one and its mate chose our pool for a way-station. One of our neighbor’s cats was VERY interested: I had to chase him off. Here’s a closeup of [...]

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Shortly after I wrote yesterday’s post, I turned my desk to face the courtyard window. I’m glad I did; if I hadn’t, I might not have noticed the short-tailed hawk land in the kapok tree, just moments ago. Too bad I didn’t have a camera handy so I could share that sight.

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Growing up in Florida, I was taught about all the Venomous Creatures That Could Kill You. I was taught the difference between a coral and king snake* and a handy mnemonic device for how to tell them apart.** Living where we did (in the middle of nowhere), I had plenty of encounters with water moccasins, [...]

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