has any one noticed that they tend to come around about the same time of day when they are hunting I noticed this a few years ago and work to their timetable I live in a small village the nearest loft to me is about a mile away he gets hit a lot more than I do I only see the one S/hawk these days about 8 in the morning and at 4 in the afternoon , about 10 years ago I was hit three time s inside 40 minutes despite three men in the garden with me at the hut I suppose the dogs would have been there as well in short put the birds out for about an hour on the hungry side so you can get them in if you dont keep them fit they have no chance open bowl is an invitation to disaster the guy near me is proof of that.
encourage crows to stick around your place they go for hawks for fun,