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Hawks have to eat tooYesterday during the snow event that left 12" of sloppy wet snow, we made sure to brush off and fill the bird feeders. It was fun to sit and watch them all come for the seed. Then they all suddenly flew off. I knew a hawk was probably nearby. Sure enough a Sharp Shin was sitting up high in the Crabapple. I kept my eye on it as it sat patiently waiting... Several minutes passed, when a group of birds came flying in from over the roof. They had no idea... That Hawk swooped off that branch in a blink of an eye and grabbed a Starling. I saw that and heard the poor bird's last cries. That Hawk sat there in the backyard killing its prey and eating. I couldn't watch much. I feel bad for that poor unsuspecting bird. We let it eat a while, then Bob went out to brush off the satellite dish and scared it. Then it flew back down and grabbed the remains. I hope it won't come back. I'm also glad it wasn't a Cardinal, Chickadee or some other favorite. We can spare the Starlings. I know Hawks need food too, but next time, Not in my backyard! This blog entry has been viewed 783 times
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That would be upsetting to see. I had 20 turkey vultures soaring around this morning.
That would bother me also. I to have small hawks come swooping in around my bird feeder from time to time.
Jack London, somewhere in one of his short storys,said, "eat, or be eaten."
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