Though a man of varied interests, :smack is not among them - on the other hand :hugs I am big on.
Given that they are an experienced pair, they should be good to go. What are you feeding them ? There are special feeds for 'short billed' birds to facilitate feeding the squabs. I have no...
:yesss: 'kettle' is the word. I've got lots of relatively useless stuff stored in the recesses of my brain. Just imagine if I had stored important stuff.
Kettle ? is that the word? I'll have to check that out when I get done here. We live a relatively short distance from the Delaware River. This time of year 'groups' of hawks follow the river on their Southerly migration. I have seen flocks of the size that you mention slowly circling as...
In my experience when birds are injured by flock mates it is in the form of scalping - not lacerations. This does not necessarily mean that your bad boy was not the culprit.
If she were mine, I would keep her caged but would put her mate in a cage next to her. I would not put them together until she is healed as he may want to start the nest building/mating/driving scenario before she is ready.
I have had birds return from flights 'sliced' by hawks. Sometimes a...