I heard this really loud bird up in the cottonwood tree….loud! Finally I had to go see who/what was making such a racket. There, next to a little Hummingbird nest, sat this tiny hawk. (At least I think it was a tiny hawk) I watched for a long time trying to figure out what was going on—was the hawk after the hummer? Were there any babies in the nest? I never found out the answer to either one of my questions, but for sure, I never saw a hummer fly even close by.
I think the nest is empty, after several days I have not seen any type of activity around or close by it from any of the hummers in the yard.
As for the tiny hawk…he flew away.
A very fast thunder and lightening storm blew in causing a forest fire some where behind Grand Mesa somewhere.
Other than that life is really busy. Its canning season…that speaks for itself. The pinto beans are getting close to harvest…the lower leaves are starting to turn yellow and the pods are starting to stripe. Terry is thinking that maybe, just maybe….there will be one more irrigation for the pintos, or not. Terry will check all the soil and see if they need more water. Terry really doesn’t want to water if they don’t need it….trying to combine in mud is NOT good.
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Hi Linda,
The fire is in the Bookclifts,,,the Cosgrove area. It was first reported a week ago Sunday. The last report I heard was that they are letting it burn. Some days we can smell it.
Was the bird a Peregrine Falcon? Sure glad he didn’t get any of your hummingbirds! 🙂
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I can’t be sure from the photo. but the little hawk might be a Kestrel.
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Hope those hummer babies made it safely out of the nest and on with their life. I know what you mean about smokey skies. There are six big fires burning west of here so our skies are rusty brown and the sunsets are hot orange.
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What have you been canning? I have been canning quite a bit the last few weeks. Tomatoes just keep on coming!
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I was thinking it was a Kestrel as well. The end of a dead branch seems like a funny place for hummingbird to build a nest, but then again I’m not a hummingbird.
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I agree with CeeCee that it’s a Kestral aka Sparrow hawk. If I remember correctly it’s not actually a hawk but classified as a “hawk like” bird.
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Hi Linda, My friend visited the Grand Mesa recently and loved seeing all of the wildflowers in bloom….
Hope the hawk didn’t bother those sweet little hummingbirds… Glad you didn’t see anything happen.
Hugs,
Betsy
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I don’t think it’s ever good to try to do anything in the mud. I hope the hawk (or whatever it was) didn’t get any hummingbirds. But I must admit that I really like that picture of the bird against the beautiful blue sky. That’s a great shot. I hope the fires stay far away from you.
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