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Pardon the nasty dead section under our bird feeders. We may be seeing a little green grass but warm gardening temps aren’t here yet.

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That being said, the bluebirds don’t seem to mind.

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They’re such bright little creatures.

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And we weren’t the only ones who thought so….

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Because this Kestrel showed up shortly after the bluebirds fled.

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The smallest hawk, he’s not one we see often.

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But he made himself at home that day …

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Flitting from the deck railing…

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To the bird feeder post.

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Fortunately for the bluebirds, he went away hungry.

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