http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/birds/?p=3681 The best show in town this winter isn’t the Snowys. It’s the Short-eareds, putting on a regular display of hunting prowess late each afternoon and early evening along Church Road in Hamlin, in the heavily weeded field between the east and west forks of Lake Road.
http://www.savingcranes.org/whats-new/2012/02/knock-knock-whos-there/ Knock before entering… A common courtesy, for example, when visiting a friend or relative’s home. Believe it or not, this simple concept can also be applied as a training tool to help calm nervous birds.
I'm glad we placed a roof above that camera. I don't recall A or B ever perching there, but these 2 would have bent the camera downward by now if we hadn't.