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tblue37

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10. Oh, dear. I just realized why the bunnies and squirrels

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 09:08 PM

Jul 2015

that my cats used to enjoy watching from my windows are no longer around to amuse them. I think the hawks have cleaned them all out!

There used to be a lot of rabbits and squirrels in my front and back yards all during the warm weather, but now I don’t see them at all. I kind of love that the family of young hawks have honored me with their presence, but now I am really sad about all the animals my cats and I don’t get to see any more. I also worry about the neighborhood cats—because of our gang of juvenile hawks (and, of course, their mama, who must be even better at hunting).

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FOUR young hawks were just standing around together in my backyard!! [View all] tblue37 Jul 2015 OP

If it would help anyone to identify the hawks, I live in eastern Kansas. nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #1

I can't swear to it but I think the one on the left is Frank. DawgHouse Jul 2015 #2

If the birds were cat-sized I'm guessing they might be female red-tailed hawks. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #3

I was guessing maybe Cooper's Hawks, but I don't know much about birds. nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #4

The seemed pretty small for hawks--about the size of large crows. nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #5

Then maybe they could be Cooper's hawks, which are smaller than red-tailed hawks. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #6

I think they were maybe 7" or 8" tall as they stood there. nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #7

Does this help? The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #8

It does. I think they might be Cooper's Hawks after all: tblue37 Jul 2015 #12

I have three large cats, but my fourth, my daintiest girl kitty tblue37 Jul 2015 #9

When I think of "cat-sized" I think of my cats, The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #11

I have a Maine Coon girl kitty who is 13.5 pounds, a tblue37 Jul 2015 #14

Oh, dear. I just realized why the bunnies and squirrels tblue37 Jul 2015 #10

If the hawks have eaten everything they might move on. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #13

If they try, their talons could easily kill the cat--or injure it severely-- tblue37 Jul 2015 #15