Thanks for the tip! There is a plastic dome on the feeder that I could
paint the face of an owl, but then the song birds might stop visiting. I'll
think about a different hat for me,
Cheers,
Sarah Eskenazi
On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 12:36 PM Dianna Moore <
osdlm1945 at gmail.com> wrote:
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I have always wanted to try sewing big yellow buttons on the hat (or
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beanie) to see if that old "I've got my eyes on you" trick works. Haven't
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had to do so though because I refill my 2nd flr feeders from inside,
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leaning out a large window to the feeders in a tree. When the local
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Cooper's shows up I am safely inside getting to observe this great yard
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bird!
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Dianna Moore
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Ocean Shores
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On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 12:21 PM Sarah Eskenazi <seskenazi2 at gmail.com>
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wrote:
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I have been noticing a Cooper's hawk visiting most days this winter. I
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believe it has adopted our bird feeder as its own feeder (small birds).
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Last week, as I was filling the tube bird feeder (it sits on top of a
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platform and is caged) I had a surprise attack from Cooper as he tried to
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knock me or my hat from where I was standing. Was more of a surprise than
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an attack, but glad I had my black beanie on. It also did a fly by
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yesterday as my husband was out filling the tube.
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Thoughts on deterrents?
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