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Donkees

(31,422 posts) Mon Jan 2, 2023, 09:36 AM Jan 2023

▶️ Carolina Wren Hiding from Hawk

Jan 4, 2021
Carolina wren hiding from a hawk under a piece of wood. A hawk flew into the area while this little Carolina wren was feeding on the log. The wren slipped under the log and waited for the hawk to leave.

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▶️ Carolina Wren Hiding from Hawk (Original Post) Donkees Jan 2023 OP

A hawk will kill and eat another bird? That sounds like cannibalism! Maraya1969 Jan 2023 #1

They kill a lot of songbirds Donkees Jan 2023 #2

These are the most personable birds! AndyS Jan 2023 #3

A pair of them sometimes invite themselves indoors, if the kitchen door or window is open Donkees Jan 2023 #4

Maraya1969

(22,484 posts)

1. A hawk will kill and eat another bird? That sounds like cannibalism!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Jan 2, 2023, 10:36 AM

Jan 2023

Donkees

(31,422 posts)

2. They kill a lot of songbirds

Reply to Maraya1969 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 2, 2023, 11:28 AM

Jan 2023

AndyS

(14,559 posts)

3. These are the most personable birds!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Jan 2, 2023, 04:34 PM

Jan 2023

I had one build a nest in the planter right outside my bedroom. We formed a symbiotic relationship, the family provided me with endless entertainment and I provided security from marauding squirrels. Anytime a squirrel was near one of the adults would come to the window and make an awful noise until I came out and scared the squirrel away.

Donkees

(31,422 posts)

4. A pair of them sometimes invite themselves indoors, if the kitchen door or window is open