While observing your feeders, you may be startled by a “blue flash” that suddenly appears as if from out of nowhere, snatches one of your birds in its talons and disappears. The “blue flash” will be ...

Looking at our backyard bird feeding station on a sunny Saturday afternoon, there was not a bird in sight. What’s going on? It didn’t take me long to spot the issue. A sharp-shinned hawk was perched ...

Sharp-shinned hawks are pint-size bundles of rage. Were they people, the hawks would likely be a combo of Mike Tyson and Attila the Hun. At first blush, sharp-shinned hawks don’t appear too daunting.

Our bird feeders have been fairly active this winter. Throughout the day, there's normally a steady stream of titmice, chickadees, nuthatches and other common backyard birds. Several days before and ...