Hello Tweets,

Yesterday I was enjoying the weather and a good book on my deck, when two
flickers suddenly dashed by. Then another similarly sized bird flew by and
landed on a telephone pole next to my house. Assuming it was a flicker, I
glanced over. To my surprise, it was a raptor! A young Cooper's Hawk, no
doubt from one of the nearby nests. It sat there for a few minutes, looking
around. Then it flew off into a tree. A few minutes later another flicker
came screeching by and I thought, oh no, not the flicker! The hawk came
flying out but did not pursue the flicker. It again took to the pole. Then
it flew off to the south of my house. Glad I was present for the brief
drama!

Joan Miller
West Seattle
jemskink at gmail dot com
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