Today I got the chicken out but fortunately kept them in my PVC chicken run just because I was cleaning the run and wasn't feeling safe for them to free range while I can't be out there to watch them. Oh so glad I decided to do that because guess who showed up? When I went back to the house to cleanup after cleaning up the "Chicken Run" , I noticed this guy flying very near the PVC Chicken Tractor .. I quickly grabbed my camera so took shot with the first lens .. but ran back and got the bigger lens, but she/he spotted by by that time, so was able to take one more shot as he or she took the flight. I am pretty sure this is a Cooper's hawk (unless somebody correct me). Well, I think its a mama hawk as she is the one coming to visit us often (sad for the chicken, they
can't free range like they used to. After what happened to Nigel few days ago, I am not even sure me being out there while they are Free Ranging even safe. Cooper's Hawk (possibly this one, but i was thinking that one was bigger) caught Nigel (My Rooster) by his tail end but he got away and lost a lot of feather. Nigel lived to Crow another day.
