Here you can see the dove cage wire in the background.
The hawk is next to the dove cage on the wall. I was about 15 feet away from the hawk at this time.
The hawk on the trellis over the pond, to the left of the dove cage.
The hawk spent a good 15 minuets trying to get at the doves, while my Dad and I were 25 feet away watching. We started to feel bad for the hawk and thought about letting one of the doves out, but I don’t think my mom would have liked that. So we decided to make a lure. We had some extra beef in the house that we tied to a string, and I got a feather from the bottom of my Cockatiel cage, and stuck in the meat. My dad went out into the yard and swung it around. After a few tries, the hawk went after it, but the cat and dog were near by and scared it away. The hawk then flew to the neighbors back yard on the electric wires. We tried again, this time hanging the lure over the trellis. The hawk went after it again, but again the cat scared it away. Of course I was so excited to see the hawk go after the lure, I didn’t get any pictures. I guess the hawk got tired, because it flew away. We left the beef tied on top of the trellis in case the hawk comes back. It must be really hungry.
