All about the West Seattle neighborhood around Beach Drive
We have a pair of Barn Swallows nesting in the neighborhood. I find them ammusing. One of the pair (I’m assuming female) chirps orders constantly at the other, who is busy trying to appease her with twigs for the home and grub for dinner. These little fellas aggressive defend their nest chasing away other birds. I could sit and watch them all day!
Thanks to BD neighbor, Kathleen, for contributing this photo of a Pileated Woodpecker. She captured this shot west of the Mee Kwa Mooks greenbelt in a Cherry Tree.
As I was just talking with Tracy of WSB during our Rain City Guide Radio show (more to follow) it reminded me of a hysterical post that West Seattle Blog had about a woodpecker…to read it (don’t miss the comments) click here.
From my neighbor’s roof top and into our upstairs bathroom.
This is the second day I’ve noticed this feathered fella.
All photos were taken today during low tide.
This fella is not shy about begging for peanuts. This squirrel isn’t "One-Eyed Willy". He is very friendly and has no fear. In fact, he just jumped into my window seal and then back out when I let out a surprised shriek.
He waits in the planter and stares at us until we open the window and toss him his prey. He could care less about our two cats. Just after this photo was taken this morning, he chased Bagara off the porch!
His biggest trick is probably hanging out upside down on our front door gate so when you open it, all you see is a bushy tail right in front of your face!
Crow diving at the Osprey.
I wish I could show you a picture of the Osprey with a catch…you’ll have to go to an eariler post to see that.
My neighbors and I call this the "Buffy the Coyote Slayer" picture. It was taken with a motion-detection video camera on April 18, 2008. The coyote is reportedly part of a family of four (two adults and two pups) who make Lincoln Park their home, according to Animal Control employees.
There have been many reports of sightings, including daylight sightings.
This one occurred at 10:30 p.m. Yes, is the cat’s real name.
We have many feral or outdoor cats in our area just north of Lincoln Park. It appears the coyote was scavenging for food that may have been left-over from the outdoor cats being fed outdoors, AND NOT attempting to capture any outdoor pets, although they are apparently known for that. The video revealed a submissive posture from the coyote to the cat, but when a second coyote showed up, Buffy took off. I chased them off. Generally, a single coyote won’t go after a cat, but they will team up on cats, so Buffy had the right intuition.
There is a Northwest Coyote tracking website which I reported two sightings to. It is an interesting site, but does not seem to be maintained since mid-2007. The Seattle Times has a 2007 article on coyotes here.
It’s a jungle out there!
Thanks to Ron Sterling for this contribution!
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