When we told our friends we were moving from England to Brazil, they imagined machetes to cut the jungle, poisonous critters to kill you, other things to eat you....do you know, you guys have so much more trouble with predators there than we have here. I do so much appreciate that we have it easier here. There´s just one bird that can and does take chicks and ducklings, but it´s mainly a carrion-eater. That´s the only one I have to keep an eye on. I put up a scarecrow and move it around every few days. Actually, it´s just a fleece sweater on a hanger, but it seems to work, although the neighbours think I´m potty...oh, all except from one who´s copied me!! Actually, she´s gone one better and put a baseball cap on it!Not sure about down there, but up this way we get an influx of hawks during migration. Historically, if I am going to have avian predation issues, it's likely going to be a young of the year hawk during fall migration.
Looks like a little male.