Who would guess?
I woke up this morning and was going about my usual tasks. When I got to the sink I looked out the window and this huge bird was sitting on our pool gate. At first glance I though it was an owl, but quickly noticed it wasn't, but it is still huge. He stayed there for about an hour, sitting still and checking out things in the yard. I think he was really hungry and contemplating feasting on one of our little dogs. I got a picture, though it's blury but you can still get the gist. I learned online (now I didn't spend a ton of time on this but was curious enough to look) that he is a sharp-shinned hawk down here for the winter. Pretty bird, nice to see unusual nature in the back yard. Makes life interesting.
