Team Geauga was birding Swine Creek yesterday and we came upon a Kingbird
nest with 4 babies.  We stepped back to give the parents some space and got
to watch both parents return with food for the kids.  Here are a couple
pictures https://www.flickr.com/photos/85567104@N05/.



We also watched a Sharp-shinned Hawk dive bombing a Red-tailed Hawk at high
altitude above Swine Creek Nature Center.  This went on for a few minutes
until the Red-tail decided it had enough and landed in a tree within view of
us.



Raptor mania continues with a Cooper's Hawk being mobbed by Barn Swallows at
Frohring Meadows.  At one point the hawk turned abruptly and took off after
some if its pursuers!  High drama in the jungle!  Glad I only have to go to
the kitchen for my dinner!



Matt Valencic

Chagrin Falls, OH


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