A Hawk and A Blue Jay on a Freezing Winter Day!
This beautiful bird sat on our back fence surveying the lay of the land and perhaps looking for some breakfast.
I believe it is a hawk of some sort, but I don't know it's name!
@keithboone do you know?
Happily, I was able to capture a photo of it before it flew away!
This blue jay was eating some black oil sunflower seeds from my bird feeder.
We are currently experiencing a blast of cold air in the Dallas, Texas area. We woke up to 23 degrees F with winds out of the north making it feel much colder.
I have many friends that will say this isn't very cold compared to 0 degrees F or less!
You are correct; but for us warm blooded Texans, it's cold!
Our dog Pepper seems to love these cold temps.
She doesn't have a thick coat of fur since she is part border collie and part labrador, but she does have her winter coat with some extra fur right now.
She does want to sleep inside at night in her kennel, but doesn't mind the temps being below 32 in the daytime!
She just runs around and chases birds and squirrels!
April 2017 photo
July 2015 photo
These are some pics of her during warmer days!
I'm too warm and cozy in my house to go back out and take her photo today!
Have a Blessed Day!
March 4, 2019
All original photos taken on my Canon PowerShot SX720 or my iPhone
It's a Coopers Hawk, I think @violetmed. Of course, I could always be wrong!! :)
I have always loved Bluejays although they seemed more aggressive in the Northeast than here in Washington DC.
Such a sweet looking baby! 💖
We are in the 30's today. oh, my goodness!! We are cold!! Brrrr!!
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It does look like a Coopers Hawk. Thank you!
My pleasure!
I think Pepper took more from lobrador, a beautiful dog and a clever look
Yes, she does!
What a beautiful look! Your dog is tender. I love that last picture. I imagine your house, not only full of seeds for birds, flowers for butterflies, but also a warm place for your dog. God bless your home, @violetmed!
Thank you, you are so kind! Sending you God’s Blessings also!
Howdy violetmed! man, that is a beautiful shot of that hawk! And also the photos of Pepper are great, he looks like a wonderful dog!
Beautiful pictures, have a wonderful day💙
Thank you!
You are welcome
How cool you got to see a Hawk and I love the blue Jay shots they are my favorite bird :)
Lovely photos. Nice capture to get a photo of a hawk. Pepper is a handsome dog. Did he find any 4 leaf clovers? 😊
thank you and maybe so!
Hi,
Beautiful birds. I miss the blue jay. We get different kinds of birds here and yes like you said we have water birds and the DMZ is a sort of sanctuary on the other hand it is filled with land mines. There may possibly be Siberian tigers wandering the DMZ it should really be a protected area. I really hoped for some change in the North Korean situation. I'm glad your prayers are still there. The whole peninsula has been chocked up in toxic dust. Nobody is really in a good mood and on top of that the new school year started. Everything is so messed up that it is a good opportunity to pray.
My youngest son was the strongest influence in my absence of posting or activity on the blockchain here. He said he wanted me to stop all blog activity. I told him I will stop for one week. I think it has been three weeks now. I went through some withdrawal symptoms. I spent too much of my life online and for a while I need a break. Thanks for your support and encouragement. I continue to pray for you and your family.
“Child,' said the Lion, 'I am telling you your story, not hers. No one is told any story but their own.” (The Horse and His Boy) CS Lewis
Oh goodness, well they left off the part about the land mines in the story! The dictator in North Korea could really use Jesus in his life! Tell your youngest you just want to post your new cartoon stick character adventures! I will now say more prayers for you and your family! Believe me my immediate family and a few other family members always could use a few extra prayers for guidance and direction for the next few months and years of our lives!! Good to hear from you!! Also my preacher loves to quote CS Lewis and the Narnia book series. :)
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