When this position didn't yield any "guests" to the table, he moved back about two feet into the edge of the trees to take up a roost at the exact same spot as last year; a spot from which he was successful in capturing a meal on several occasions.
And when that still did not produce any fresh meat, he hopped on over to the corner of the deck. (Undoubtedly, he could see the small birds flitting to the feeders on the deck from across the yard and wanted to put himself into an intercept position.)
Then he moved over to the metal hanger from which the stick feeder is suspended.
From this vantage point, he probably was unsure just why no little birds came to the feeders.
Finally, the hawk moved to the other end of the deck (passing over the tray feeder, rounding the corner of the house to the front door and returning to a corner post) from which it could survey the length of the deck and the woods to the north and west.
When there was a decided abundance of caution on the part of the small birds, the hawk moved on without a meal.
5 comments:
Excellent photos, sir - I enjoy seeing your varieties of feathered friends there, especially in winter here, since ours are limited.
Outstanding hawk photos! LOL - he was a little obvious huh?
Shellmo, When you say "stands out like a sore thumb" it is founded upon this guys obviousness.
Pretty pictures! :)
I'm glad he went hungry.
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