Re: How to protect pigeons from hawks

Unfortunately,
this is the 'natural' reality for all wild pigeons, AND for those that
raise and breed them.
The good thing is that pigeons can recognize these birds of prey, even
without ever having seen one. And almost all backyard animals
communicate danger to each other. Warning calls are vocalized over the
neighborhood as a bird of prey approaches and passes thru.
Pigeons usually will not roost out in the open. They usually roost
under, and behind things so they are not exposed during the night,
dawn, or dusk, when the owl is more active. The hawks that can usually
take a pigeon, are coopers, sharp-shin, and Gos, but are more stealthy
and have a tendency to catch pigeons at their slowest, taking off and
landing. The falcon can take pigeons from the air any time it wants to,
but does not like to land, or come to the ground to get a bird.
I'll bet that your birds already have chosen another roosting sight.
Make sure when you feed them, you feed them in a spot where they can't
be dived on from the air.
E-Man

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