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Birders

Baitball Blogger

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19. I do have a hawk that uses my property and the area behind my property as a hunting ground.

Reply to MoonchildCA (Reply #18)

Wed Mar 17, 2021, 01:23 PM

Mar 2021

But he comes and goes. Lots of beautiful bird song when he's not around. And deathly silence or warning cries from the squirrels and birds if he is. I think there is a name for it when rabbits, squirrels and birds co-habitate and rely on each other's defense traits to take a moment to relax and forage in the open.

One thing I've noticed is that, as the hawk population increased, they targeted the baby Jays. It's like they hone in on the competition.

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I'm feeling disturbed. I just had a National Geograpic moment in my back yard. [View all] MoonchildCA Mar 2021 OP

;-( elleng Mar 2021 #1

I'm sorry... this is why I almost never watch nature shows. Nature is violent. Karadeniz Mar 2021 #2

It really is. MoonchildCA Mar 2021 #4

Maybe we can train them to like vegetables... Karadeniz Mar 2021 #5

I feed my friends here in Central Maine. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2021 #3

It's a sight that does live in your head for a long time. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #6

I will hurt with you. MuseRider Mar 2021 #7

Was driving out by Auburn Lake,... magicarpet Mar 2021 #8

At the end of summer I was looking out in my backyard. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #9

I had something similar happen in my backyard. After the hawk was done... brush Mar 2021 #10

There are drips of bright red blood on my fire pit cover. MoonchildCA Mar 2021 #12

I was on the phone one day dweller Mar 2021 #11

I actually did snap a couple of morbid photos. MoonchildCA Mar 2021 #14

harsh realities markie Mar 2021 #13

I have had a Cooper's hawk here recently. Grasswire2 Mar 2021 #15

So sorry to hear SheltieLover Mar 2021 #16

I hate that part. Baitball Blogger Mar 2021 #17

My feeders are well protected under a canopy of large oak and pine trees. MoonchildCA Mar 2021 #18

I do have a hawk that uses my property and the area behind my property as a hunting ground. Baitball Blogger Mar 2021 #19