When I went out I met my neighbor who told me that the hawk already had one of my hens pinned yesterday. She got away thanks to the hawk being inexperienced and getting startled by my neighbor.

Had I not gotten told this happened I would have never guessed.

Since my chickens were too scared after today's attack I couldn't catch them to check who got hurt the day before. On top of that I wasn't able to find Sadie.

But I had to go to work.

Luckily when I came home Sadie was back. That girl has always been fantastic at hiding!

And I got to check on the others.

Betty was the one who had gotten attacked when I was at work yesterday.

But when I came home yesterday she was one of the first to greet me and demand treats - as usual. Would have never guessed she had gotten hurt. Tough kid.

It's "just a scratch" for a hawk attack. Still scary.

We spent most of the afternoon to make the garden even more safe.

Let's hope the hawk fucks off soon...

We’re a little shaken tonight after a sustained hawk attack today. Normally it’s no big deal when the hawks come round because the loft is built to withstand critters of all varieties. But today’s attack happened when Thing One and Thing Two were flying loose out back and I had popped into the house.

I heard a loud crack! against the picture window and knew immediately that the Things were in trouble. Ran outside and chased away the hawk (for the moment). Thing Two was within reaching distance so I quickly gathered her inside the house. But I couldn’t find Thing One anywhere. I spent the next couple hours hoping that she was okay and would find her way back home. I kept patrolling the deck and back yard, looking for her and repeatedly chasing away the hawk. I took it as a good sign that the hawk kept coming back.

This hawk took a dive at one of our chickens today. After the chicken narrowly avoided being scooped up, the hawk flew to the nearest tree and watched the scene. (more…)

The triumphant bird.

Scientists discover best way to escape a hawk attack

MEXICO: According to a report scientists have now discovered that the best method to escape a hawk attack is by darting to the side as quickly as possible.

Using a 20-gram video camera strapped to the head of a northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), researchers in the region of Twenthe in the Netherlands sent the hawk into the forest to hunt for food and studied the recording.

There were a total…