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Birders

gaiadiversity

(60 posts)

6. Why?

Reply to Sewa (Original post)

Sun Nov 17, 2019, 12:47 PM

Nov 2019

Why stop a hawk from eating? They are important components of any given ecosystem. I feed the birds too, but am happy to see raptors hunting. Usually here it's a Cooper's hawk. Seems to be successful every now and then. Keeps the quail and doves on their toes. Here's one visiting the backyard pond. All the quail and doves have fled, waiting for it to leave

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