This past summer we built a large outdoor enclosure that was used by the rabbits, guinea pigs, doves but really mostly the tortoises. We had decided that since we know that their are red tail hawks, peregrine falcons and coopers, and sharp shined hawks all living in the neighbourhood that we better be safe and put a chicken wire roof on the whole thing - we just had visions of one of our baby tortoises being scooped up and eaten!!!
Today we had two doves out there enjoying the sun when a Cooper's hawk decided to come by for a visit. The little guy tried and tried and tried to get into the enclosure and eat our two 'sitting ducks.' He tried for about 15 minutes - walking across the top, walking along the ground, all around the enclosure - before he found a sparrow that became his dinner. We thought that this amazing bird watching for the day when suddenly he came back after about half an hour, once again trying ever so hard to eat our little birdies. Although he was trying to eat our birds, this guy was truly GORGEOUS! What fantastic bird watching!!!!!
It's safe to say that we are really proud of our construction skills... And I think the doves like it too!
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