Predator and Prey

[poliphilo]

A male blackbird flattens himself in the flowerbed, spreads his wings to make himself look big and holds the pose so long I wonder if he's died. But He hasn't. he's watching the sky. I can see his little orange bill pointing up over his shoulder.

He's seen a hawk.

No, a pair of hawks.

Comments

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

I saw a bluejay do that once and couldn't figure it out.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The way he was looking upwards was the clue.