Hawk!

A hawk was hunting squirrels in one of our trees! In this pic he is hanging upside down still holding the squirrel in one talon and using the other talon to grip the tree. Lots and lots of screeching going on!

He's above the clothesline right in the middle of the pic. *

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A flock of crows came and started dive bombing him. The dead squirrel was still in the tree.

Flying back to get his prey. Notice the squirrel's nest on the left:

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The crows chased him away again!

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Hawks are really quite beautiful - but deadly! Thankfully Charlie and the girls were in the pen.

He would sit in different trees because the crows just kept after him.

He's still waiting to get back to his meal!

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There he goes!

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Now you know why I have to stand guard over them when they are out in the yard. This hawk would have no problem picking up Charlie or one of the girls. I realize they have to hunt in order to eat, but I definitely do not want him to get fond of the taste of chicken.