Flowers of Abba
Songster
That's it. At first I thought " what is an owl doing out so early?" Then I realized the head was small. Then I realized I should do something besides admire how beautiful it is!!!Here is a pic off the internet of a juvenile Cooper's hawk:We have one hunting in our backyard. It actually swooped me and the birds one day last week. Two days later, I went out early in the morning to let the chickens out. I always let the young ones out in the aviary first then give some sprouted seeds to the Bobwhite quail. Every one of the quail in the two big pens were frozen in place. I could have picked up any one of them. They didn't even move a muscle when I waved my hand in front of them. I walked out into the yard and there was that Cooper's hawk sitting up in our cork tree scoping out the yard. I chased him away and didn't let the chickens out in that part of the yard for quite a while after that. I have a new respect for my quail. The young chickens were just running around in the covered aviary while the hawk was there but the quail knew better!
I did laugh when it went after my production red. 1/2 the size. Darn chicken hawk! But I still have two smaller trader joe chickes in with the big girls.... I had better practice my aim!I love love love Showgirls!! I wouldn't mind having maybe 2 girls. hehe I have 2 Naked Necks and I think they are awesome sauce. And the fact that people shutter when they see them gives me sick pleasure.I personally find them pretty. But then again I like hairless cats even lol. This is what was picking off our chicks.
Once they got passed 6 weeks old it stopped eating them for some reason. I am assuming we were/are dealing with younger hawks. I've heard the big adults will go after ducks and full grown chickens.
