I know it is dry...but

[kpinnc 12,007]

16 hours ago, Horse Newbie said:

He might have alligator in him… waiting at the water for supper to come for a drink…

Or as Cedric the entertainer once said “I wish a mutha****** WOULD” say I’m in his water… 

 

I’ll bet the bluebirds spend a bit more time looking over their shoulders for a while!

[oliver2-44 9,739]

On 11/20/2024 at 11:01 PM, kpinnc said:

Growing up, my dad was always bringing home injured birds he found at work. The ones that stand out in memory were a hawk, an owl, and a great blue heron. I always knew he was a bit crazy, but catching either of those with his bare hands probably could have been entertaining to say the least. 
 

He always had contacts that did animal rescue and recovery, but he liked to show them off first. You just never knew what he had in the trunk of the car when he came home! 

Back in about 1992 my wife worked in a building that had a garden and mirrored glass at the front entrance. One day as she was leaving a humming bird flew into the mirror glass and fell down near her. She picked it up and put it in a small box in the car. After picking our son up from daycare she opened the box to show him.  The bird had only knocked itself out, and now revived flew around inside the car.  They drove hove a bout 15 miles of heavy traffic with the bird flying around. When they got home the parked in the garage, closed the door and let the bird fly around in the garage. I was tasked to catch the bird but never succeeded. Finely opened the garage door and let it fly free. 
Then there was the small owl that flew up my garage attic access ladder and sat on the wind turbine going round and around. But that’s a story for another day. 

Edited 14 hours ago by oliver2-44

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We have lots of crows around and they scavenge any roadkill or any meat scraps. The other day a neighbor put the carcass of  a rotisserie chicken out for the crows, they were all over it until a hawk showed up. Good by crows.

[Ed Kennell 38,145]

When close to home, I load the road killed deer and deposit them in the field. The turkey vultures are usually the first to find them, then the crows, ravens, and hawks.

But when the Bald Eagles show up, they take over.

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,432]

40 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

But when the Bald Eagles show up, they take over.

Yep. 

That's why Ben Franklin wasn't fond of them being the National bird. 

[adsm08 2,047]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

Yep. 

That's why Ben Franklin wasn't fond of them being the National bird. 

 

Ben had lots of good stuff going on in his head.

 

Have you ever read his dissertation on choosing a mistress? Ronnie McDowell wrote a song based on it.