Members Picture Gallery- Part Two

I went to register, and they wanted my phone number. I balked. Am I being too paranoid to not want to put my phone number on the site?

 

You don't need to register to upload an image. Definitely don't give your number! Though I don't think anything bad will happen if you do.

 

Okay, I think I did it. So here's the pic I wanted to share.

The other day, I came home and came out of the back man door on the garage and found this visitor on my patio. I think it's a Cooper's hawk. He better leave my chipmunks who run across the patio every day alone!

I took the photo and then went back through the garage to go in the front door!

 

Imgur can be a little bit tough to work with. I'll explain what you have to do in a PM so we don't clog the thread.

 

I figured it out, thanks!

 

What a majestic animal! So fortunate for you to get to see something like this in your backyard, wow !
I showed it to some bird enthusiasts I know and they confirmed it's an immature Cooper's hawk. You nailed it. They also mentioned that it looks like it's recently enjoyed a big meal. I wonder what that might mean for your chipmunks

 

I've lived here for 28 years - we're on a couple of acres surrounded by woodlot - and I have never seen hawks any closer than soaring over the trees. So this was a real surprise.

 

Where is this, Moon Child? *curious* It seems like a local park, but of course it could be the botanical gardens or somewhere even more special -- like when I was lucky enough to visit Italy last year (my first time!), and saw, among other things, the magnificent Villa Borghese.

(And I liked it so much that, even though I was a tourist and my time was limited, I went back, just so I could walk around it. There's nothing like it, at least in Australia).

Wow! I live in the inner city, so I rarely see any birds bigger than pigeons (or, as I like to call them, sky-vermin -- because they used to poop on my car ... and my AC unit (until I chased them off) -- and once, one of them pooped on my hat ... while I was wearing it, and waiting for a train. Splat. Groan. Grumble. Waves fist at the sky).

This hawk is much more regal-looking. I hope it didn't relieve itself on your furniture.

 

I thought of that, too, hoping it wouldn't - and it didn't!

 

Lol nothing to worry about. it happens all the time outside, and it gets washed away the next time it rains.

 

Its a local park, one of my favourite places

 

That's really thoughtful. It makes me wonder what he would think of this place...

One question though: What is up with those coins? They are coins, right?

 

Being an "Antiquarian" and a general old curmedgeon, he'd probably think the internet was a newfangled portal allowing Eldritch Daemons into our world and our minds. And I think he was probably right. I'm going to gibber for a while now, the moon is gibbous.

 

Then you have already achieved more in your life than he has, because you're not dead yet.

 

I took this yesterday..

 

The scary part is this actually happened.

 

Sorry, what happened? Someone messed with the sign, or there were actual zombies?

(And yes, I know that zombies don't actually exist. I was thinking of people recreating the Michael Jackson Thriller dance).

 

A couple years ago someone hacked the traffic sign and changed it to the above in Pennsylvania.

 

Ah, that. I am grateful there weren't any actual zombies (or even people pretending to be zombies).

Another thing that happened - and a reminder to check your spelling:

 

I took this photo awhile back and really like the expression on this hawk's face. Only recently did I notice the dead squirrel stuck on the branch to his upper right, no doubt a tasty lunch marinating in the sun.

 

That hawk looks pissed off. "Whadda you want, human?"

As for me ...



I give up.

 

@Rath Darkblade
Abused employee's last day?

Or marketing trick.