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Marthe48

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11. I have to watch the skies here, too

Reply to Ziggysmom (Reply #10)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 03:20 PM

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I think a hawk was prowling our bird feeders a few years ago. I moved all of the feeders to more sheltered places, trying to thwart stray cats while I was at it.

A few years ago, a hawk was hanging out over the chicken coop for a few days. The coop is really secure (10 animals just said 'hold my beer') and the hawk left when it saw there were no easy pickings.

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I have to watch the skies here, too Marthe48 Sunday #11