Everyone is trying to survive... the hawk is no different.
To the best of my knowledge I have not seen any evidence of the hawk getting any of the birds at my feeders in the last week.
Animals always seem to go where the food is. For the past several years there has been an explosion in the rabbit population. Last year a coyote was spotted in the area for the first time. This year there are two known coyotes in the area and the rabbit population is way down.
Yes, you're right; it's just nature doing its thing. I've seen the same thing in my neck of the woods: wild rabbits move in and then come the coyotes (and foxes.)
That's one way of looking at it :)
Everyone is trying to survive... the hawk is no different.
To the best of my knowledge I have not seen any evidence of the hawk getting any of the birds at my feeders in the last week.
Animals always seem to go where the food is. For the past several years there has been an explosion in the rabbit population. Last year a coyote was spotted in the area for the first time. This year there are two known coyotes in the area and the rabbit population is way down.
Steem on,
Mike
Yes, you're right; it's just nature doing its thing. I've seen the same thing in my neck of the woods: wild rabbits move in and then come the coyotes (and foxes.)