I just had one in my orchard and let me say yes, up close they are monstrous. I have been doing a little research since the day I saw it...it killed one of my hens in a very small orchard that is thick with trees, so I can only assume it landed in the orchard and then attacked, which is highly...
I am afraid our flock may do the same. My beautiful lavender Orrington was killed Thursday by a bald eagle. What is most I nestling is I don't know what happened. Our free range area is very small and I really didn't think there was enough room for a bird of prey to dive down and get airborne...
