Surprise in the coop!

[Highlander]

Went to lock up my chickens tonight and got a bit of a surprise when I walked into the Brahma coop. Sitting on the roost was a beautiful sparrowhawk. I'm guessing it flew in through the pop hole after a rat as we have a few of those right now

The big Brahma babies were all huddled in a corner even though they are all 3 times it's size

Glad I didn't have any chicks in there though! It flew over my head out the coop door and into the barn where it perched on the rafters for and flew around for a while before hubby came home on his motorbike and scared it away.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Eeeegads!!!!

 

[shortstaque]

Maybe it was looking for a new flat?

 

[Highlander]

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Really? I thought he was gorgeous. Gave me a start though!

 

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[Lbrad7]

Very cool pic and story! Thanks for sharing.

 

[SilverPhoenix]

Amazing! What a beautiful bird.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

Nice bird! Thanks for sharing.

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

beautiful bird, glad it didn't get your chicks..

 

[sourland]

That hawk looks like a Cooper's hawk that we have here in the US. Looking at it's long thin legs, I'm betting that it is a bird eater rather than a mammal hunter. I don't know about that bird, but Cooper's hawks are capable of killing birds far larger than themselves. I wouldn't trust it aroound my birds.