five minutes

[lizziebelle]

This week's assignment is "5 minutes from home." The library is a bit more than a 5 minute walk, but it's almost exactly 5 minutes to drive there, so even though I walked, I don't consider this a cheat. ;)

Sorry I've been so bad at posting, but life has been just overwhelming lately, and I figured it was better to be silent than whiny.

Anyhoo. Something pretty cool that happened yesterday: a hawk took out a starling right outside my living room window! I heard its cry, saw it fly past, and watched it warily begin to feast in the parking lot outside my front door.




Not long after I took the pic, he flew off with his prize. The parking lot was a bit too public for him, I guess!

I hope those of you also in the frozen north are staying warm. It's currently 3 degrees, and that's not Celsius. :::shiver:::

Comments

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

I've missed your posts. I worry about you when you don't post. ::HUGS::

What a beautiful library building. Is it a public library?

That hawk is cool! I love birds of prey.

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

Thanks, hon! I thought about posting a few times, but couldn't get up the ambition to do it.

Yes, that's our public library. It also has an art gallery inside. It's a really good library, and it's just down the street! :)

I love hawks, too. I really need to learn how to identify more of them! The only one I know for sure is a redtail. This one is either a Cooper's or a Sharp-shinned, but from what I've found online, the differences are subtle and confusing.

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

That's a very splendid doorway. It would also do very nicely for the week's theme for the other group I'm in, which is "bricks". :)

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

It's a pretty impressive building overall. :)

[pjthompson]

I know the hawk has got to eat, but ::whimper::

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

I know. I had to remind myself that starlings are not native, and there's no native predator for them here. But yeah. Poor birdy!

[pjthompson]

Nature is not sentimental, and as I said, I understand the hawk has to live. I love watching hawks generally, but when they haunt my bird feeders outside, I'm conflicted.

[puddleshark.livejournal.com]

Oh wow! That's a fantastic shot of the hawk.

I think there may be a female sparrowhawk hunting in my ponies' field, as I keep coming across sad little piles of pigeon feathers... but I don't suppose I'll ever be lucky enough to catch her on camera.

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm glad it stayed put long enough for me to grab my camera and zoom in. :)

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Great photo! That's the kind of scene I stumble across and wind up going 'Darn it! If only I'd brought the camera!' or 'If only my camera would work properly!'

Well done you! And well done to the hawk, too. Though I can't help feeling a bit sorry for the starling.

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I try not to go anywhere without my camera. :)