I've seen tons of bunnies around East Falls Church, but hadn't seen one on my patio until this weekend. Or more accurately, saw my cat seeing the rabbit:
My friend Brian was over recently & noticed Wilma watching a chipmunk, a squirrel & a few birds on the patio. "I wonder what Wilma would do if she could get out?" he asked. Having previously observed this vicious predator in action, I said, "Let's find out!" and opened the door. Wilma lunged out onto the patio and ... watched the chipmunk & squirrel run away, watched the birds fly away, and moseyed over to the grass and started munching. Cats may be America's top threat to birds, but mine is apparently a pacifist.
So here's the updated list of species I've spotted in just the 7 months since I put a bird-feeder on my patio:
- Tufted Titmouse
- Carolina Chickadee
- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
- Carolina Wren
- Northern Cardinal
- Mourning Dove
- English Sparrow
- European Starling
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Eastern Cottontail
- Eastern Gray Squirrel
- Eastern Chipmunk
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I was expecting something more like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJpbPT482fM&feature=player_embedded
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