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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JCLynn" data-source="post: 1644231" data-attributes="member: 77625">I think this thread should return 'on track' instead of becoming a 'for/against' bird keeping debate and a misguided attempt to surreptitiously put the original poster on a guilt trip.Forgive me if I am wrong but I think that the original poster (PandaPoppet) posted a genuine ID question about a bird of prey and was concerned for the welfare of her non-wild, thoroughly domesticated, canaries. Like most people that post on forum's, I feel that PandaPoppet, was purely seeking information and hoping to gain some knowledge.Whilst the 'bird keeping' debate is something that is important to many birders, I'm sure that PandaPoppet joined BirdForum, to ask her original question and assumed that the best place to get her anwer would be on a forum who's members, supposedly have some knowledge about wild birds and wild bird behavior.I am not being negative towards any posters to this thread and I bet if a thread was started to debate the 'captive bird' thing, it would make for a very interesting discussion thread.As for the Sparrowhawk/aviary bird thing, PandaPoppet, I would just let things 'run the course'. Unless it is a very clever Sparrowhawk, and is succesful in getting a dinner from your aviary, it will learn that your aviary is a time consuming and non productive way of trying to get a meal and try elsewhere.</blockquote>