A couple of weeks ago, I uncovered our cockatiels and they went into absolute panic. I couldn't figure out what was going on as they were screaming and throwing themselves against the sides of the cage, then I saw a red-tail hawk, sitting, minding it's on business, on a grate above the window. I beat on the window and it flew away, restoring calm.
It's funny to observe shorebirds with osprey. The shorebirds know somehow that the osprey don't eat birds and will calmly sit there while one flies right over them. OTOH, an eagle or hawk will result in widespread panic.
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