Cookie puts out about 3 lbs of grain daily for our local quail and songbirds. We have a few raptors, however, taking advantage of the lesser's comings and goings. With a hawk's arrival, the quail will hustle into some cover where they peek out and patiently wait for the enemy to leave. When this guy appears though, the quail go into a blind panic smashing into the house, woodshed, boat, pickup, or what have you. All he has to do is select a still fluttering carcass, and breakfast is on with little to no effort. Once in a while it will score a cottontail for a little variety.
Goshawk:
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About 20 to 25 inches tall with a black mask and white eyebrow above as the primary distinctive attribute separating it from Red tails and Coopers. This one is getting to be a regular spending most of the day on the post above the feeders. Guess he recognizes a fat hog when he sees one.

Last edited by 1minute; 01/06/19.
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