I sure do love looking at all the great pics on these threads! I'm usually a lurker since I can't seem to get good pics of birds.
It's been a joy to watch all the birds around here this year. I started feeding them last year when we had such a long winter, they ran out of food and I found them all at my chicken feeders. The only down side is it does attract predators, like hawks.
Yesterday as I was watching the birds forging on the ground where I put bird seed when suddenly they all flew off. I looked over to another area where the chickens were all free ranging and noticed my oldest girl, Tootsie had stopped and was looking around (she had also noticed the birds sudden flight) and she took off running, along with the rooster and other hens. I knew a hawk must be near and sure enough I saw him/her land on a tree not too far in the distance.
I think this is a Redtail Hawk... it was a huge one!
