{"id":2807,"date":"2013-06-09T14:42:56","date_gmt":"2013-06-09T06:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/?p=2807"},"modified":"2013-06-10T15:00:44","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T07:00:44","slug":"hunted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/09\/hunted\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunted"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"guineas\"<\/a>First the Guineas were hunted by a pack of dogs, then a whistling kite and the final threat was a black shouldered kite. \u00a0All in all, it was an unsettling morning. \u00a0Shorty raised the alarm and sprang into action when she heard them calling around 11am. \u00a0When we followed her out, we saw a dark shape chasing the guineas near the dam. \u00a0As Shorty ran down, I saw a second shape and thought there were 2 foxes, but realised it was actually two of the Schnauzers that live next door. \u00a0They were lucky they weren’t shot and even luckier they were chasing the guineas that can fly and not my chickens that can’t. \u00a0We spotted the third schnauzer so realised that they had all come over for a bit of “fun”. I was relieved that they weren’t accompanied by the collie and the staffy that are often on the property too.\u00a0\"Whistling<\/a><\/p>\n

As the guineas came back up to the house, with their guard dog Shorty, they started their alarm call again and when I looked up I saw a Whistling Kite<\/a> circling overhead. \u00a0We \u00a0soon realised that one bird was missing, so we we went down to the dam expecting to find a dead bird or a pile of feathers. \u00a0As the other birds followed us down, I heard the missing guinea calling from the creekline. \u00a0I started calling, the birds joined in and Brad hopped the fence to \u00a0flush her out. \u00a0But, moments later they started another alarm call and I spotted a Black Shouldered Kite<\/a> sitting on a dead tree watching us.\"black<\/a><\/p>\n

As it was the first one I had seen, I took photos of the kite as the birds made their way north along the fence line calling as they went. \u00a0The Kite soon flew off and I realised the birds had gone quiet and they were walking back towards me. \u00a0A quick head count confirmed that they had reunited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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