On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 11:01:20 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 3/28/2021 10:39 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:

>>
>> We rarely see rabbits here. There must be some natural predators that
>> keep the population down.
>>>
>Around here that would be hawks and yes, there are bald eagles nesting
>around here, too.

We've both, too, so that would help. At some point we had an eagles
nest right on the reservoir that is just down the hill. I got some
great photos.

>
>>> Then again, I've seen all sorts of shore birds (herons, egrets,
>>> pelicans, cormorants) sitting right next to an alligator at one of the
>>> large ponds. The birds ignore the alligators and the alligators ignore
>>> the birds. They just hang out in the sun by the water.
>>>
>>> Jill
>> Love my birdies...I have a stream right down the hill where I have a
>> small waterfall right across from my nearest CVS (such a mix of
>> suburbia and nature) and a reservoir about a 10 minute walk away.
>>
>> I have binoculars at the ready for the kitchen window and a pair in
>> each of the cars. We are forever stopping to watch some interesting
>> critters. This week we had hooded mergansers to look at.
>>
>I had to look up hooded merganzers. Pretty!
>
>Jill

They are beautiful.