Quote: You are so compliant today!!!!!
Saw a hawk this morning but none since then and I have been to the north east and north central areas surrounding me. I'm hoping by Saturday when weather permitting we plan to be outside I can have the chickens back outdoors. After all I was seeing a hawk here and there this summer too just not in mass like the past few weeks. I did have to combine my two pens of hens in one coop though due to the weather at night. So if I open the gate to free range, it is a free for all adults and young ones all would be out.
I thought they had thinned out. Didn't see them where I usually do for a couple days but then.......
About 1/2 mile from the house I saw 2 of them fly over the road. I wasn't sure what was happening but it appeared like one was chasing the other. They went in a little wooded area and the one that was chasing must have tried to go down on the other which had swooped down low into the trees.
It was actually a funny site what happened next. If I hadn't been driving in somewhat heavy traffic I would have pulled over to watch.
The one pursuing either tried to perch on a branch or got caught on a branch while divine. It got the branch in it's feet and ended up
hanging up-side-down, swinging from the branch with wings flapping trying to balance.
So...either it was a pair and one wanted to mate
Or...one was encroaching on the other's territory
Or....?
But it was VERY DISCOURAGING to see both of those HUGE red-tails within a block of the house.