My backyard feeders were busy today with the usual WB-Nuthatches, male & female Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Dark-eyed Juncos, Cardinals, Bluejays, Starlings, House Sparrows, etc. I was startled when I checked the mail on my front porch, and a Sharp-shinned Hawk was nestled just off the porch eating a House Sparrow. It quickly flew away with its feast. Wish I knew, for I could have filmed the entire event from a nearby window. At any rate, I posted an amazing video of a "Sharpie" killing a European Starling, taken by a woman who got the chance. Nature can be brutal Go to CREATE A WILDLIFE FRIENDLY YARD at http://wildlifefriendlylawn.blogspot.com/ and enjoy "(A-18) SHARP-SHINNED HAWK DEVOURS". ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]