Nice photos. There are lovely raptors in my area too. Redtails and sharpies, I think also an owl at night, and who knows what else. There was a hawk sitting in the top of an oak near the house last week. Crows were diving at it. Sometimes I see one sitting on top of the street light in front. All the better to patrol the yard. :)

Something has been keeping the population of gophers, ground squirrels and bunnies at a more managable level this year. Probably a combination of large birds and snakes and coyotes, and the occasional bobcat. And of course trapping. Go Nature!