During the last cold snap, Aldo the American Kestrel had to come inside. It happened to be a cleaning day at the Museum so he came home with me to avoid both the cold temperatures and the scary roar of the vacuum. He settled in front of the window with a front row seat to the kestrel equivalent of Broadway.
A proscenium arch framed the aerial stage. Three bird feeders hung, filled with seeds and suet. Aldo didn’t wait long for the performance to begin. Chickadees began their dance and a blue jay foraged for crumbs below. The second act opened with the arrival of a Hairy Woodpecker, scattering all the songbirds except for a brave little Red-breasted Nuthatch.
Aldo was completely enthralled with the show until, of course, he noticed me watching him!
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