OMG teh kyoot it hurts so moishe

[snousle]

Saw an owl with my own eyes for the very first time today! A little saw-whet came to our birdbath and splashed around for about a minute late in the morning. John has seen them before, but since it's right outside his desk window he spends a lot more time there than I do. It would have been impossible to get a photo, but they look like this:



It was all SO PAINFULLY CUTE I had to take a shot of insulin afterwards.

They're small birds, about the size of a quail. They're common, but very shy. We hear them every night, and you'll sometimes catch a glimpse of one in your car headlight, but they're hardly ever out and about during the day.

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[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

What prompts the woodpeckers to attack the squirrels?

[snousle.livejournal.com]

The woodpecker families maintain acorn caches, which the squirrels try to steal. Often, the whole flock will attack the squirrel at once. They're pretty fierce!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_woodpecker