I took the kids to the Gem and Mineral show in Meriden on Sunday. I forgot the camera, but we saw all kinds of interesting things, including animals skulls, fossils and petrified wood. They had a corner for the kids to excavate little gems, blobs of copper, and shark's teeth, to pick up things like petrified wood, pumice and something else I can't remember. Luke wasn't feeling well so he stayed home. Hearing a ruckus break out amongst the chickens, he looked outside and saw this:
Looking at our numerous raptor books we have on hand for our DEP survey, we've judged this to be a Cooper's Hawk.
Having missed the silkie it had swooped at, it relocated to a better spot and waited for dinner to be served. Luke ran out to chase it away, but by the time he got downstairs it was gone.
Looking at our numerous raptor books we have on hand for our DEP survey, we've judged this to be a Cooper's Hawk.
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i'm confused re: the order of events. He took this picture before he ran out to save them? He sounds like a great body guard...
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