I've been feeding the birds for 25 years now. I have four feeders, all within the same general area so I can view them out my den window: a regular seed feeder, a nyjer feeder for the Goldfinches, a suet feeder, and a hummingbird feeder. But several times a day the Cooper's Hawks fly thru and try to pick off a bird. They are sometimes successful, usually getting a dove. I don't begrudge them for this -- they have to eat too and they are magnificent birds. But sometimes I feel responsible for the demise of "my" birds . . .
ETA: The Harris's Hawks occasionally swoop down and try to pick off one of the rabbits that is cleaning up under the bird feeders.
ETA: The Harris's Hawks occasionally swoop down and try to pick off one of the rabbits that is cleaning up under the bird feeders.
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