Friday, April 16, 2010

Hawk!

We had another visit from a feasting bird of prey today.  He was on the front lawn having a tartare of Mourning Dove.  He stayed within 20 feet of me and then took the dove across the street to complete the deed in the shelter of an evergreen tree.  I believe it was either a Cooper's or a Sharp Shinned Hawk.


COOPER'S HAWK

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SHARP -SHINNED HAWK


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Our chickens will be mostly under cover, but I had entertained the idea of using a small chicken tractor for garden gleaning and pest control, but am re-thinking the security options of this set up. Maybe these aren't so over the top after all.

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