He's ba-ack.

The Sharp-shin came back to day to dine at the fast food joint I call my bird feeders. He landed in the exact same spot as yesterday. I could tell because I hadn’t moved the tripod the camera was on and when I turned the camera on—voila! He was right in the view finder. This time I moved the camera and slid the porch door and screen out of the way so there was nothing between the lens and the bird. The pictures came out much, much better.









As you can see, I also played with the digital zoom on the camera a bit. Man, I love those red eyes!

Oh, and the smaller birds? They seem to have found it in their hearts to head north or somewhere. Could be because of the Sharp-shin. Could be because the neighbors' cats are out there when the hawk isn't. Then again, it could be because the wind has been blowing out of the south for two days and it's been pretty warm here. (Add the sound of wood frogs and spring peepers to the signs that spring may have actually arrived.)