Any ideas to keep birds safe from Hawks and Falcons?
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That's just part of nature. Sorry. You can put rubber snakes down or owls, but unless you keep moving them around, hawks and falcons will ignore them. They are smart birds. You cannot do anything to kill those birds as they are federally protected.
My girlfriend has the same problem. She just scatters the seed in hidden areas on the ground and takes the feeders down for a few days. When they are not successful, they move on. It is a constant cycle. She does have one resident hawk but he is essentially harmless, as he or she must be old and has a vision problem, misses his target most of the time and they named him Mr. Magoo. Wildlife officials banded him so I guess they track its whereabouts.