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Sunday morning I had a fly by from a Red-tailed hawk and a Bald Eagle. They did not bother anything.

Mine grew down over my retaining wall into the turkey/chicken run. They were eating the pumpkins before they were ripe.

No wilting disease here. I buy mantis egg cases in the spring and place them in the garden and various trees around the place. The big pumpkiins are Big Moose. They are a short season pumpkin that is said to be able to get to 120 lbs. My biggest one this year was 123 3/4 lbs.

I grow lots of pumpkins and do not use any pesticides on them. I do use praying mantises. Just a few of my pumpkins.

I don't do anything about hawks, owls or eagles other than to take their pictures. I don't often have hawks in here but when they do show up they are usually after the collared doves that have moved in. They are welcome to all the collared doves they can catch. My guineas will do the what is...

I have had owls sit in trees while dining on their prey whether it be a mouse, bunny or bird. Why on earth would they force a bird into flight when they already have it captured by cozying up right next to it? Since they eat lots of other prey that cannot fly, the idea that they will only eat...

My experience with owls is that they will sidle over to the victim, get right next to them and then reach over and clip the head off.

Herding guineas when done properly does not cause any stress. I can herd my guineas in at any time of the day. Waiting until too late can cause issues since they don't like to go into dark places. They do learn from repetition. Mine are at the point that all I have to do is tap my long stick...

Owls are also raptors although night hunters. I lost my whole first flock of guineas to Great Horned Owls.