On Veterans Day, I was sitting at my kitchen window with a delicious mug of freshly brewed coffee, a comfortable seat and freshly washed windows to look through. All I needed to do was wait and watch.

While observing your feeders, you may be startled by a “blue flash” that suddenly appears as if from out of nowhere, snatches one of your birds in its talons and disappears. The “blue flash” will be ...

One late winter day, I heard our dog barking fiercely from the yard. I went outside to find him standing about 6 feet away from a hawk that was on the ground beside our house. I grabbed the dog’s ...