Sad Jays.

On Saturday, Dave was watching the birds at the feeders and saw a blue jay flying down to pick up a peanut. On the jay's way to the food, a Cooper's hawk came out of seemingly nowhere and grabbed the jay. The hawk took off with his catch. The rest of the jays were screaming and calling. Some even chased after the hawk. A blue jay must be a good catch for a Cooper since they are not much bigger than a jay. We felt pretty sad about it just because we like the jays so much. I know it's part of the cycle of life etc, etc. I just wish the hawks could stick to house sparrows and starlings. Hearing the reaction of the rest of the flock was pretty heart-wrenching. No doubt they were upset about this. Dave said it all happened very quickly. I was just able to hear the crying. Sad times.