Today is an absolutely perfect day. It is neither too hot nor too cold. I was sitting inside with the windows open and enjoying the fresh air blowing through the house. I can hear the birds chirping away, out in the yard and they are quite noisy.
What was going on I wondered? Could there be a cat out in the yard that was upsetting the birds? I ventured outside and I spotted a Tufted Titmouse in the tree feeding a fledgling chick. I grabbed my camera, but they were too high in the tree. I kept watch as the fledgling took flight and flew to the ground. The chick took flight again and perched in a smaller crab apple where I was able to get this picture shown above. Eventually the fledgling flew into the woods behind our house and disappeared.
I noticed a small hawk soaring nearby over the treetops. Maybe this is what all the commotion was about. It was too far away to be certain, however it looked like a Sharp Shinned Hawk or a Coopers Hawk. This is the time when the fledglings are most vulnerable.
