"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> Canada geese aren't seen much down here. There are lots of snowy egrets,
> herons, ibises and the occasional stork. Sometimes even a pelican
> Red-tailed hawks are abundant and they're huge birds... one landed out
> back and just sat there. I said, Mom, look! There's a hawk! It was just
> sitting there. Resting, I guess, after a hard day of trying to find mice
> and squirrels to eat. It a large bird. When it did take off the wingspan
> was fantastic. And the talons on it, eeek! Hawks are a good reason to
> keep cats indoors.
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> Jill
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