From Dane D Ward
Female Eastern Screech Owl being woken up from sleeping by an early morning Male Northern Cardinal that was making a lot of noise.
You can see the mad look on her face even from a distance. “SOME OF US ARE TRYING TO SLEEP HERE?”
My yard
Dunnellon, Florida
That’s amazing! I once had a female goldfinch come and land on my Christmas light string (I’m lazy and leave the lights up all year round, though I only turn them on during the winter).
She would keep perching on the string and tapping at her own reflection in the window, like she was trying to show her reflection who’s boss! So cute to see such assertiveness from such a tiny bird!
I do admire all these animals. In their world, they know no one else is going to help them out, so every encounter has gotta be “I’m going to win this, or die trying!” energy. I’m a big wimp compared to pretty much any wild animal of any size. 😅