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Evanston Cats :

Evanston Cats

Updated: Oct 21, 2009 6:33am PST

Neighborhood Falcon : Before I checked a birding guide I thought this was one of the local Evanston (Illinois) peregrine falcons. Now I think maybe it's a Cooper's hawk. It showed up in an Evanston back yard. It took a good hour for it to finish the pigeon it killed, and when it was done there was nothing-- nothing-- but feathers left in the yard. And just for the sake of completeness: these pictures were taken about one or so in the afternoon on November 19, 2006. I haven't processed the photos at all. I haven't even cropped them.

Neighborhood Falcon

Before I checked a birding guide I thought this was one of the local Evanston (Illinois) peregrine falcons. Now I think maybe it's a Cooper's hawk. It showed up in an Evanston back yard. It took a good hour for it to finish the pigeon it killed, and when it was done there was nothing-- nothing-- but feathers left in the yard. And just for ...

Updated: Nov 20, 2006 1:12am PST

California Kittens :

California Kittens

Updated: Jun 18, 2004 5:07pm PST