Backyard Visitors

[Dickson Smith]

I have had a couple of unexpected backyard visitors coming to the birdbath over the last two days. I was really surprised to see this Cooper's Hawk trying to take a bath in the bird bath. It was too big to bathe but it did get some drinks. It spent about 10 minutes perched on the branch.

The Yellow-bellied Chat was a nice surprise also and made three separate appearances over two days. I took these photos from inside the house.

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Dickson Smith