A quick walk along Coal Creek Drive west of Superior turned up a few signs of
spring this afternoon. A lone male mountain bluebird made a very welcome dot
of color in the wintry landscape. Nearby, a pair of kestrels was dropping down
from power lines to nab earthworms. I'd never seen that before! Red-tailed
hawks and ravens both were doing display flights, though the ravens got
distracted by a pack of coyotes and took off to follow them.
Yesterday afternoon, just south of the Costco/Target shopping center in
Superior, I got a thrilling view of a prairie falcon picking off a starling and
carrying it to the top of a light pole to pluck and eat it. Although that area
is hardly wild, it is near the edge of a big expanse of open space and the
PRFAs seem to like to hunt there despite the human activity. About once a
year, without even trying, I see one pick off a pigeon, starling, or prairie
dog. Their jump-hunting technique is, to me, just as awesome to watch as a
peregrine's stoop.
Peter Ruprecht
Superior
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