The Pygmy and the Grosbeak
Natures Wayby Dan Hartman
April 12, 2016
Last week, Cindy looked out to see a pygmy owl bring down and kill a pine grosbeak. By the time I found a shooting spot, the grosbeak was dead, so all I got was the feeding afterward.There's actually more to the story. A back story.
About a week ago, Cindy noticed a male pine grosbeak with a missing eye. It looked to be from an injury as the area around the eye was also messed up. We watched the bird daily to see if it might survive. Well, the pygmy found this weak bird and nature took its' course.
I photographed and filmed the feeding for an hour when the pygmy flew off. By now it was growing dark. A horned owl began calling across the valley soon to be joined by our little pygmy whistling.
