Updated Feb
25; Posted Feb 25
For
lehighvalleylive.com
It
was raining and so warm the morning I wrote this column that I went out on the
deck without a coat to refill a peanut feeder. We only put out peanuts in the
mornings because they're costly, but at that time, blue jays put on a good show
as they come in to grab them. I've seen a jay take three peanuts at the same
time.
It
was so unusually warm that mid-February day that snowdrops, small white flowers
produced by bulbs, were blooming in the front yard. But, as often happens in
the winter, the weather was going to turn on a dime. Dropping temperatures and
snow were predicted for the next night.
As
the day wore on I debated with myself about going for a second look at an
extremely rare raptor that's been frequenting several places in the area. A
dark-phase gyrfalcon, a tundra breeder and the largest and most powerful falcon
in North America, has been drawing birders from miles around and surrounding
states.
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