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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live on a farm and have some Cooper's hawks nesting in one of my trees.

When I mow hay, they hunt.  Once one of them scooped up a full grown wild rabbit to my side, then took it to a fencepost and devoured it.  I don't know how much they each weighed, but I wouldn't think what you are doing is absolutely safe.  It's a risk.  It'll probably be fine for a while, then one day it might not.  I'd probably be OK with the risk when I was out there, but not let them free range all day.[/quote]

OP here. Is there something I could put in the backyard to ward off the hawks? Shiny metallic objects, maybe?

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Ha!  Build the a shed with a cover like a catio but for bunnies[/quote]

They actually spend most of their outdoor time in the crawl space underneath our shed. But maybe an hour each afternoon, they are out in the yard munching clover and grass. During that time, they are exposed. But I hate to deprive them of that time because they enjoy themselves so much.[/quote]

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