from the crow's nest

We sold the Crow's Nest. But we have something even better, I think. Our new backyard is a preserve that has frontage along Tampa Bay. It has beautiful oak trees dripping with vines and moss. Absolutely gorgeous!

In these trees we have found a family of hawks. We guessed that they were Coopers Hawks from looking in the bird books but then we started second-guessing ourselves. Last week we went up to Boyd Hill Nature Park to clarify what was what. According to the experts there, we definitely have Coopers Hawks out there.

We've watched them over the past month and believe there are 2 to 3 youngsters. They are now flying through the jungle learning how to manuever and to hunt. I wish I had a video camera with a zoom lens. Such fantastic sights.