Almost lost one!

[SundownWaterfowl]

Well, I was walking down to the garage to check on the chicks in the brooder, when I look to my left and see my silver sebright rooster doing a dance. Then I see a huge falcon? about 1 foot away from him almost grabbing him. I ran toward him and screamed, and luckly the falcon went away.

I think it was a falcon. Do they have barred feathers?

Well, anyway, I walked back to the pens, and all the sebrights followed me closely. Poor things were petrified.

 

[menageriemama]

Yikes!!! Glad you were able to scare it off.

 

[amazondoc]

It was very likely a Cooper's hawk, or possibly Sharp-shinned hawk.

Here are some pics:

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/accipiterIDtable.htm

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

Probably a coopers hawk.