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Arkansas Granny

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2. No binocs, but I have a pretty good view of the nest from the ground.

Reply to Coventina (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 3, 2014, 04:32 PM

Aug 2014

I've seen hawks patrolling the neighborhood and even saw one that had snatched a sparrow from the bird feeder once. Now that I feed the wild kitties, I don't feed the birds. There's no need to give the cats an unfair advantage.

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I suspect there is a bird of prey nesting in my back yard. [View all] Arkansas Granny Aug 2014 OP

An owl would be my first guess, but who knows? Coventina Aug 2014 #1

No binocs, but I have a pretty good view of the nest from the ground. Arkansas Granny Aug 2014 #2

A friend of mine here in Austin always feeds the pigeons and doves in his yard. hobbit709 Aug 2014 #3

Maybe. You got me thinking and it just dawned on me Populist_Prole Aug 2014 #4

Do you have hawks? femmocrat Aug 2014 #5

Yes, I've seen hawks in the neighborhood regularly, and in my yard a Arkansas Granny Aug 2014 #10

What kinds of hawks or falcons are in your area? Brigid Aug 2014 #6

I have the same dove situation. LWolf Aug 2014 #7

check under the tree for pellets Kali Aug 2014 #8

I saw something that looked like that, but didn't realize what it was. Arkansas Granny Aug 2014 #11

We have a nesting pair of hawks sometimes sakabatou Aug 2014 #9