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Roger Tonkin[_2_] · 23-12-2014, 08:24 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

In article ,
says...
Positioning of the feeders can also be a factor. If way out in the open then
the hawk
will have a better chance of the upper hand. If positioned in an area with
much tree branch
adjacent cover - then the little birds can shelter amongst them in relative
safety.

I have had similar worries to Christine, but have never witnessed a strike,
helped I feel
by much nearby cover that the hawk seems unwilling to enter.

My feeder is about 20 ft from the house and 20ft from an ivy
covered trellis that the birds dive into. Sparrow hawk seems to
suddenly appear from around the side of the house at a fairly
high level, swooping downwards. Of observed pases, I would say
its success rate is about 1 in 10

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Roger T

700 ft up in Mid-Wales