Marina and I have become addicted to a little blog called 'Dogshaming'. Everyday we look at the latest entries into the world of dogs that should be ashamed of their behavior. Today we have a new entry into the world of shamed animals...
This hawk made its way into our chicken yard and could not get out. Vince was coming up from the lower meadow behind the coop when he heard the racket and came running. Trying to find a way out of the pen was this hawk... angry, panicked, but mostly... ashamed!
We did some clever maneuvering and were able to release it before it hurt itself or any of our animals. It was only able to fly across the street before it had to stop and rest. We continued giving it chase so that it would not think about returning. This is giving me pause to consider how much smarter a hawk is than a chicken. His escape tacktic seemed sharp and clever. And his brain is about the same size as that of a chicken. Hum...
Meanwhile, all the chickens were hiding in the coop like a bunch of chickens.
And the ducks huddled in the driveway considering which of the hens may not have made it. I thought perhaps they were considering why we let the hawk go. But, seriously, I doubt that. It is unfortunate that they are much more interested in gossip and the fate of their coop mates than any husbandry philosophy.
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