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cathy4
St. Louis County, MO
(Zone 5a)
September 05, 2007
12:47 PM Post #3940186
| We have what we call a chicken hawk that has decided it likes the top of one of our trees. Not a single bird has come to my fountain in two weeks, and it used to be busy all day. I'm very sad, I miss birdy bath time. My feeders are full but no takers, except hummingbirds. Any ideas to encourage mr hawk to find a new tree? |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
September 05, 2007
01:36 PM Post #3940379
| Hmmm Hate to say this but try taking the seed feeders for a while and maybe he'll find another place to stalk. Sorry Cathy but the regular birds will come back when the seed feeders go back up. :-)
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
September 05, 2007
02:24 PM Post #3940520
| We have a new hawk in our neighborhood to I have not ID'd it for for sure yet and it has had a couple of cathches here.A small bird and looks like maybe chipmunk or squirell. I know some folks don't like the idea but I thought it was kind of cool... if it gets way out of control, I will take the feeders down for a spell. I don't want to set all my others birds up for easy picken's either.
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fchisolm
Richland, MS
(Zone 8a)
September 05, 2007
08:49 PM Post #3941915
| Today while I was sitting outside getting chummy with the hummers a large shadow passed overhead. I saw nothing but hummers for the next five hours. |
cathy4
St. Louis County, MO
(Zone 5a)
September 05, 2007
10:42 PM Post #3942393
| I don't know what kind this is, but it sat in my fountain today! Gigantic bird, way bigger than a chicken, yellow all around the eyes, yellow legs/feet, fluffy feathers around the top of his legs like pantaloons. I've got the camera ready if he returns. |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
September 06, 2007
12:53 AM Post #3942789
| Hi Cathy, I have a question for you. Are there places for your birds to make a quick hideout in like evergreens around your yard? |
cathy4
St. Louis County, MO
(Zone 5a)
September 06, 2007
02:16 AM Post #3942840
| Here is what the area around my fountain and feeders looks like. No evergreens, but lots of plants. (a bit messy, it has been really hot!) At the rear of this area is a 15 foot privacy trellis with heavy hyacynth bean and morning glory vines 6 feet tall and about 2 feet wide, so lots of hiding places are right there.
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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
September 06, 2007
07:01 AM Post #3942966
| I love the fountain Cathy; very nice! |
jane31
Bristol, NH
September 06, 2007
07:35 AM Post #3943051
| Remember that is what hawks do and our bird feeders are like a free picnic to them. Good cover.such a shrubs, will help . It is sad to us to find passerine feathers but this is nature."Chicken Hawk"by yhe way is a misnomer---no such species. I hope you can get a picture but it may already have continued south for the winter.So enjoy them as you would any other animal for their abilities, beauty and grace. |
cpartschick
Gladwin, MI
(Zone 5a)
September 06, 2007
07:51 AM Post #3943089
| We have many hawks here. And I love to see them. But the birds are only gone for an hour or so when they come in.
I think maybe more cover for the birds is maybe a good idea for the future for you. We have a natural area for the birds. Many trees and wild bushes, the birds love it. In this, I cut a path, installed a bird bath and the feeders. I think this cover is why we get so many birds to our feeders. |
Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom
(Zone 9a)
September 06, 2007
08:17 AM Post #3943146
| Best is to plant some dense thorny evergreens close to where you have the feeders, so they have somewhere to dive for cover when a hawk arrives.
Bear in mind too, hawks are part of nature, and can actually help your birds: they always go for the weakest ones, which often means diseased birds. By removing diseased birds, they can nip a disease epidemic in the bud, and stop all of the small birds from getting infected and dying.
Resin
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Photographer
Moxee, WA
(Zone 4a)
September 06, 2007
11:08 AM Post #3943702
| Resin, The Red Tailed Hawks, Prairie Falcons, Jensen's Hawk, Sparrow Hawk, and a Grey colored Kite are here in droves but they never bother our birds ... just the gophers, mice, & quail. Our birds are Large Fowl Chickens ... Guinea Fowl & Swedish Blue ducks. They're all a bit too large for the raptors. I worry about the Great Horned Owls flying around after dark and grabbing the ducks. We see them fairly often roosting in the larger willows trees in front of our home directly above the stream ... 150 ft away from our porch window. Their pointed ear feathers are distinctive. We used to have 5 ducks now we have 4 ... 1 just disappeared and he was a big drake. Our Orpington & Welsumer hens must weigh close to 8 lbs each and then I have a few of the NJ Giants that get up to 10 lbs. The raptors are here all day long circling the property.
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Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom
(Zone 9a)
September 06, 2007
06:29 PM Post #3945028
| All those big fat ducks there, those birds of prey must think you've specially put out a birdtable for them ;-)
If there's easy prey around behaving like (pardon the expression!!) a sitting duck . . . well, who would turn their noses up at an easy dinner!
All the same, I'd suspect though that a mammalian predator is more likely to be the actual duck-thief, than a raptor. Coyote, Fox, Raccoon, etc., etc., they too won't pass up on the opportunity for a cheap dinner.
Resin
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Photographer
Moxee, WA
(Zone 4a)
September 07, 2007
01:11 AM Post #3946384
| Resin, We're on the edge of the desert. There are no raccoons here or even fox. The coyotes are too timid to go into our enclosed chicken pasture with 6ft tall welded wire fence. They'd have to dig under the fence to get in. My neighbor lost at least 2 of his free range chickens last weekend to a coyote ... I am certain. I saw the feather piles. I also saw the darned coyote critter coming back for more chicken breakfast the very next morning at 6 a.m. We had a surprise for waiting for him. He'll likely not associate our properties as a good place for a delightful chicken breakfast any more. Coyotes are beautiful animals but even they can be a problem for farmers. Here they dig up the soft hoses of the pressurized watering systems in the hop fields and vineyards. They bite and chew into the soft hoses just for a drink. They cause tens of thousands of dollars damage to the water systems all over the county every year. We have skunk troubles too but they can be dissuaded from coming onto the land with a good dog roaming the perimeter fence line that does not bother chickens. Man oh man ... today was absolutely beautiful day ... 85 degrees and not a cloud in the sky and a slight breeze. Hops are being harvested on either side of our property. |
Photographer
Moxee, WA
(Zone 4a)
September 07, 2007
04:14 PM Post #3948280
| Resin, A great way to keep hawks away from a bird feeder station is by using a nearly invisible net like a fishnet but it needs to be kinda large. The little birds will easily navigate around the net but a hawk needs a longer flight path (like an airplane landing) as they swoop in for their tasty little meal. Reflective material may also be effective in keeping hawks away. However, reflective material may keep your songbirds away too. I've seen American Kestrals (Sparrow Hawks) catching sparrows and finches here ... as many as they want most any time of the day. They also are highly effective catching the small gophers and field mice. I saw one Kestral with a gopher in his claws flying just above the gravel driveway ... it looked like the gopher weighed more than the little hawk. The prettiest hawks I've seen here are the White Tailed Kites. They look a lot like Sea Gulls as they fly around. They have beaks almost like a parrot. When we first glimpsed them we thought they were Sea Gulls. |
Len123
Adrian, MO
(Zone 6a)
September 07, 2007
04:24 PM Post #3948321
| he'll leave if there isn't any food. if the birds flew off, he's probably looking for snakes or mice. if you mow your grass it's easier for them to see the critters. i have an owl that comes every night looking for mice and snakes. the owl is a little creepy though cause it peers in my window at me and if i slightly move my foot he will fly away. |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
September 07, 2007
05:40 PM Post #3948555
| Hi Len! He peers in your window? That would be cool but a little creepy. |
Len123
Adrian, MO
(Zone 6a)
September 07, 2007
08:08 PM Post #3949033
| yes it is. i know it's just a bird, but if it so afraid of me why does it keep peeping? wherever or whenever i try to sneak a peek at it seems to know i'm looking at it. it turns around, gives me a stare and then flies off. |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
September 07, 2007
08:55 PM Post #3949163
| LOL, Do you have any small pets? |
Len123
Adrian, MO
(Zone 6a)
September 07, 2007
09:31 PM Post #3949341
| just one a scottie, but she could care less about mr. owl. it was just here again in the bare branch outside my window. we saw a snake in the backyard a couple hours ago, so i guess the owl keeps finding food. |
cpartschick
Gladwin, MI
(Zone 5a)
September 08, 2007
07:07 AM Post #3950284
| What kind of owl is it? That is funny that he is peering in your window.
We have lots of owls here. The first time I saw a barn owl, I was a little creeped out. They have a strange face. I was looking at his back, and he swiveled that face around, eehhhhh, kinda like a white monkey face. |
Len123
Adrian, MO
(Zone 6a)
September 08, 2007
09:20 AM Post #3950554
| i think it is a common gray horned owl. very ordinary looking. i'm not sure it's there just peeping at me, they seem to like bare branches and one is outside my window, but they don't miss a thing. It may be that the things just see so well. telescopic vision lol |
cpartschick
Gladwin, MI
(Zone 5a)
September 08, 2007
01:30 PM Post #3951466
| Does he hoot at you too?
We sometimes hear them at night. "who cooks for yoooooooou?" We like to hear them.
We also have one that sounds like a cross between a drunken redneck and a coyotte. Haven't seen it yet, but hear it in the late fall. |
SCNewbie
Anderson, SC
(Zone 7b)
September 08, 2007
01:43 PM Post #3951514
| What about putting a trellis over the bird bath & fountain? |
Len123
Adrian, MO
(Zone 6a)
September 08, 2007
03:17 PM Post #3951782
| yes and i try to talk back but i haven't quite got the trill down.
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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
September 08, 2007
04:26 PM Post #3951953
| Hi SCNewbie! I guess that could be tried but I would worry that they wouldn't see the Hawk coming in for them as well as when the bath is in the open. :-) |
cathy4
St. Louis County, MO
(Zone 5a)
September 28, 2007
11:53 AM Post #4027058
| The birds returned today! right now I have a robin, a mocking bird, a blue headed black bird, & several small sparrows, all in the birdbath/fountain! There is a lone bluejay screeching in the top of the pine, and 2 doves scratching around in the yard. I can't tell you how happy this makes me! It is like someone flipped a switch and back they came. I hear a cardinal singing now. This is so strange, where were they yesterday? |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
September 28, 2007
12:32 PM Post #4027205
| Hi Cathy, Thats great news!
I'm guessing your blue headed Blackbird is actually a Grackle but possibly not this Common one.
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Common_...
Where were they yesterday? Just being extra cautious I guess. :-) |
cathy4
St. Louis County, MO
(Zone 5a)
September 28, 2007
12:56 PM Post #4027285
| Yes pell, it is a grackle, but much blacker body that the picture. My dog loves to chase them out of the yard because if there is one, there are dozens! Their call does sound like a rusty gate. You should hear my yard today, I can't believe it, a whole flock of robins have arrived, fighting for bath space, like it is their first bath in a month. Now all I need to hear are the wrens, and I'll be a happy camper. No finches yet, the ruby ones stay all year.
The acorns have started falling on the tin shed roof, clank, ting, bang. I love fall. The old apple tree had to come down, so no more kabooms on the roof when the apples fall.
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CoreHHI
Bluffton, SC
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
01:03 PM Post #4027321
| I had a couple of Red hawks cruising my back yard for a few years and it really never stopped the other birds. I did see one of the hawks grab a dove off the ground under the bird feeder but never off a bird feeder. Came from no where and puff, a couple of feathers left behind and that was it. We have a lot of bird's of prey around here so maybe the small birds are just use to it? |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
September 28, 2007
07:30 PM Post #4028560
| We had a Red Tailed Hawk cruising around yesterday. The other birds did take off for awhile but where back for dinner!
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f_chisolm
Richland, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 14, 2007
08:49 PM Post #4083363
| The only birds coming to the yard in the last three days come too late to get pics. The Cooper's hawk is roosting in the neighbor's tree tonight. I wish I did not have to leave for work before light. I hope the neighbor gets some good pics in the morning. He is a wildlife photographer. |
cathy4
St. Louis County, MO
(Zone 5a)
October 14, 2007
08:57 PM Post #4083390
| Our hawk has been back for over a month, not a bird in sight. It is almost creepy. |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
October 14, 2007
09:05 PM Post #4083426
| Thats weird; he must have a nest site very close to you.
No birds at all? |
cathy4
St. Louis County, MO
(Zone 5a)
October 14, 2007
09:21 PM Post #4083473
| days go by without a bird, and I'm outside a whole lot. I see the hawk floating around in circles, keeping an eye out. |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
October 14, 2007
11:19 PM Post #4083924
| We hadn't seen our Sharp-shinned for a few weeks, but he showed up for dinner last night! But it was even close to the feeder, futher back in the yard outside the fence. I hoped that he got one of the chippies but dh said it looked like a bird. Darn!! |
ozarkian
Gravois Mills, MO
(Zone 6a)
October 26, 2007
08:13 AM Post #4124981
| I was roaming through DG and ran onto this thread. I enjoy the stories about Preditor birds. We have Bald Eagles here and in the winter we have several of them. The way they hunt and their abilities in the air are really something. Trouble is we have both a small dog and a cat and they do worry me out in the yard in the winter time. I know a Eagle will grab either one of them are anything else up to 10lbs are so if they cannot find a fill there belly with the preferred fish. I have seen a Bald Eagle bring down a gull in flight. But one of the most amazing things I had ever seen is a time when Mr. Eagle came up on the short end of the stick.
I was going down the lake late in the fall in the boat and about 1/2 mile ahead I seen a small flock of black ducks (about 10-14 bird) setting out in the middle of the lake in a very tight group. It seemed odd to me and I slowed down to see what was going on. About that time I looked up and there was a Eagle about 200 ft up in the air. Well he dove on that group of duck and just before he hit them they disburst on the water ( not fly into the air) in all directions and the Eagle missed. As soon as he missed and was climbing up the ducks went back into a tight grouping. I thought I would sit there awhile and see what happened next. Sure enought the Eagle goes back up high dove again on that flock and the same thing happened. After about the 3rd time he left and flew up the lake like he was leaving. He was up pretty high and disapearded behind a high hill that formed a point in the lake about a mile away. I sat there a few minutes and watched the ducks because they were still in a very tight group and I thought that was odd. I happened to look up the lake where the Eagle had disapeared around the point and low and behold here comes the eagle full tilt down the lake not more than a couple foot off the water. He came within 50 ft of me so low on the water it looked like he was going to dip his wings. He got to the ducks shot up a shot up a few feet and dove and again they waited to the last minute then went all directions like before. After that last try he gave up and went off to find something else. A few minute later the duck ducks broke that flocking pattern.
There are lessons to be learned from this. Birds are not stupid, they are extremely aware of their surrounding even at great distances, they can plan, and some of the planning is pretty complex. I am convinced the duck did what they did to throw off the eagles targeting. When they disburst like that on the water they totally confused his target. Had they went into the air they would have made it a lot easier for him. But with all the splashing and bodies going different directions they blew it for him. I am also sure the Eagle did what he did with the sole purpose of changing his tactics, making them think he left. Last but not least by any mean is I still cannot figure out how they knew the differance between when the eagle gave up and when he was pretending to.
I have seen Eagles do other things using stealith and I have seen ducks and other things use defensive actions but I have never seen a higher display of intelligents by birds as that day. |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
October 26, 2007
09:24 AM Post #4125207
| ozarkian Thats a great story! Thanks so much for telling us all about it.
It is always good to see the little guy win and the fact that they have figured out a great stradegy is very interesting.
Thanks for being so observant and sharing your experience with us. Pelle :-)
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cathy4
St. Louis County, MO
(Zone 5a)
October 26, 2007
10:06 AM Post #4125379
| What a nice morning story on a gloomy gus day. Tks! |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
October 26, 2007
04:09 PM Post #4126450
| Oh yes , that is a great story! Thanks for sharing! |
ozarkian
Gravois Mills, MO
(Zone 6a)
October 26, 2007
07:49 PM Post #4127162
| Pelletory eagles are just full of tricks. I live on a long point out that justs out into the lake myself. One of the things a eagle will do regularly is come up the lake about 30 ft off the water then sweep up onto the point and barely skim the tree tops hoping I am sure to catch either a bunch of birds are ducks out in the open on the other side of the point. Many times they seem to know the eagle is coming and there is nothing that will send them into hiding below docks faster. We have another bird that does eactly what the eagle does on my point but it has two engine and goes by the name of Warthog. They all nest up at Whiteman AF base. I have stood on the top of the point and looked down on them several times. But they do not scare the ducks, although they make the humans about ready to go hide under something at times. |
Len123
Adrian, MO
(Zone 6a)
October 26, 2007
07:52 PM Post #4127176
| Maybe we should have adopted the duck as our national bird? |
heyitsmejudy
Lawrenceville, GA
January 14, 2008
03:37 PM Post #4401361
| Ozarkian... Great story (I used to live in Camdenton, BTW... so I know that neck of the woods.)
Quick hawk story: This weekend, I'd enjoyed birdwatching in one of my favorite places... my backyard... when suddenly there was NOTHING. I'd gone from having three kinds of woodpeckers, finches, robins, bluebirds and bluejays, cardinals, warblers, nuthatches... you get the idea to complete silence. I knew there must be a hawk nearby ... so I got my binoculars and went searching... sure enough, a hawk in a big tree at the edge of my yard. But I couldn't tell what kind so I tried to sneak closer. In my quest, I got too near a poor dove which couldn't hide from the hawk and stay quiet — the mourning dove took off and in a split second, so did the hawk. I saw feathers come down but the hawk didn't have the dove in his grip.
Needless to say, I felt TERRIBLE. I know it's the natural order of things and all but I couldn't help but feel like an accessory to murder. From now on, if a hawk comes near, I'll stay as quiet as the birds I so enjoy feeding and won't stir again until they do. |
CoreHHI
Bluffton, SC
(Zone 9a)
January 14, 2008
04:48 PM Post #4401709
| Dove killer.
Sorry couldn't help myself. Hawk has to eat something and that's just the way it goes. |
heyitsmejudy
Lawrenceville, GA
January 14, 2008
04:50 PM Post #4401723
| Not funny.
I realize he's gotta eat. He can eat mice. Squirrels even. |
CoreHHI
Bluffton, SC
(Zone 9a)
January 14, 2008
04:58 PM Post #4401766
| We have Red Hawks around here and doves seem to be one of their favorites. Once in a while I see a hawk dive bomb my bird feeder and it only happens when doves are around. We also have bald eagles that have become so common they're fighting each other over territory. There was an incident last spring where some tourist were watching a couple of bald eagles play with each other. Well that wasn't what was going on. One bird broke the other birds wing and the injury bird dropped to the ground somewhere around the horrified tourist. They grabbed the eagle and he ended up in a rehab place. Naturel is not all that nice. |
jschweizer
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
January 25, 2008
01:45 PM Post #4452702
| I have hawks around also. I feed the wild birds and as stated in the posts they do go into hiding. I have Hollie trees around the feeding area which helps. I also have a Yellow fronted Amazon that I take outside with me daily in the summer. We have to be very vigilant as twice we were out there and a hawk flew right over our heads landed on a low broken branch 20 feet away and just stared. I had Larita in her travel cage on the table so I stood in front of it staring back at him trying to schoot him away but he just stared. I didn't want to make too much noise as my 8 pound cat was laying in a bunch of monkey grass at the base of that tree. What amazes me is when Larita and I are out there she will sometimes make a low cooing sound(warning!)and I look for a long time before I spot him way up...a tiny speck in the sky...Needless to say when we are out I never have her on my shoulder anymore(Hawks will pluck the pets right off there). I hold her close to my body. If I am working in the garden she is in her travel cage (nice size one)but I keep a good eye out anyway. If he is hungry enough he probably could lift that cage and her away. The only other bird she gives a warning coo for is a vulture,but even though it is a warning coo it does sound a bit different. Her eyesight is amazing.
Judy |
ozarkian
Gravois Mills, MO
(Zone 6a)
January 25, 2008
02:14 PM Post #4452820
| Right now we got a lot of Bald Eagles and a few Golden. DO NOT leave your pets outside if you cherish them with Eagles and hawks. Here on the banks of Lake of the Ozarks they are after either fish,ducks are gulls most of the time. But they are opertunist. They have taken a few dogs about the size of a minuture poodle so a 8 lb cat would be just one claw full and no problem to carry aloft. Some hawks might be able to take a 8 lb cat as well. If they cant take it aloft they will kill it right there when they strike. They take squirrels all the time but they prefer birds. |
jschweizer
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
January 25, 2008
03:35 PM Post #4453167
| I have seen the hawks with squirrels also. One dropped a squirrel not 5 feet from me as he was flying across through the trees. I NEVER leave my bird unattended outside but my cat does go in and out at will even though I do cherish her. She was a feral kitten when she came to me and she goes bananas if I confine her inside. Now that she is getting older she doesn't go outside so much. Mostly just when I am out there. Warning understood, thanks!
I have not seen an Eagle in town here but they are around. On Quantico Marine base there are a lot as It is next to a lake. My DH works there and he sees them raid squirrels nests all the time. They are such beautiful creatures. |
CoreHHI
Bluffton, SC
(Zone 9a)
January 25, 2008
05:01 PM Post #4453477
| We had a red hawk go after a ladys small dog. Can remember which one it was but it was in the 7-10 lbs range. Had a leash on so the bird was trying to take the dog away while the lady beat him with a purse. The thing there is it's illegal to hit a hawk. What to do? They let her slide. Sort of funny but when my dogs were puppies I watched them like a "hawk". |
cathy4
St. Louis County, MO
(Zone 5a)
January 25, 2008
05:16 PM Post #4453530
| Sad but so funny to picture in my head. |
ozarkian
Gravois Mills, MO
(Zone 6a)
January 25, 2008
05:48 PM Post #4453638
| Hit it anyway. |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
January 25, 2008
09:00 PM Post #4454346
| I have a little *lb. miniature pinscher and I have had hawks, a Golden Eagle and our Barred Owl come in pretty close to check it out when I am walking him on his leash. It is scary! |
jschweizer
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
January 25, 2008
11:04 PM Post #4454897
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ozarkian
Gravois Mills, MO
(Zone 6a)
January 25, 2008
11:08 PM Post #4454935
| In some states you have a right to defend your property. It is that way in Missouri. There would be no fine for killing the bird to defend your dog. But it would have to be an attack. Just going out and shooting one down because it is flying around up there will get you in trouble. |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
January 25, 2008
11:41 PM Post #4455090
| Excuse me, we are not allowed to discuss killing or harming birds at all on this forum.
Please read the Important Rules on the Sticky near the top of the forum page.
Thank You. |
CoreHHI
Bluffton, SC
(Zone 9a)
January 25, 2008
11:53 PM Post #4455147
| I would just stay away from having really small dog and cats. The turkey vultures always make me wonder because they show up in numbers and circle. They don't hunt live stuff I don't think but 5 of those guys would be hard to handle if they went after you.
I had a turkey go after me once and he wanted to brawl. Giant angry rooster. I don't know what I did to make him mad but he was eye balling me then came right after me, One day he was looking in my back window and I swear he was trying to get me to go outside. ???? He became a pest and some people were worried about their kids so they started letting their dogs loose on the turkey and he moved on. I didn't have kids at the time so I thought he was funny. Friends would come over and I would tell him he was almost a pet and very friendly. LOL> "go pet him." LOL. It's a young guy thing. "Come on it won't hurt you". Had a friend fool with an alligator and two more came up behind him. It was the funniest thing when we said look behind you. |
jschweizer
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
January 26, 2008
12:11 AM Post #4455216
| Pelletory...Thanks for the reminder though I really wasn't advocating hurting the hawk , just saving a dog. I will be more careful in my choice of words from now on. |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
January 26, 2008
12:25 AM Post #4455271
| I realize you weren't advocating it. :-) |
Hawkeyed
Barrington, IL
November 05, 2008
05:00 PM Post #5756242
| A hawk stopped by to have a snack at our feeder. The sparrows are VERY spooked now - hopping from bush to bush very quickly. What an amazing animal! Sad that my birds are gone though but the experince was worth it. 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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skwinter
Las Vegas, NV
November 30, 2008
10:38 PM Post #5846014
| I was vising on the back patio with two friends vising from another part of Las Vegas but nearby.
We were just talking away when one of my visitors asked me if I had seen the "Red Hawk" in my tree. I said yes, I saw it yesterday getting water from the waterfall on the KOI pond. She stated, "he probably was not getting water, but fish". We walked over to the KOI pond and I do think a few of the smaller KOI are gone The bigger KOI are to large but they have babies every year and it appeared several of them were gone. He stayed in the tree high up for several hours and then left. Unfortunately, he now knows they are there so he will be back A community next door had to put wire over their KOI ponds to keep the predators out. I had a large tree that hid the pond but the Las Vegas high winds, in Florida they call them hurricanes, blew it down. LOL. I couldn't find a picture of the KOI pond. I am taking a course next week at Apple on i photo. Hope it helps.LOL. Have a great gardening week. We are going to be in the 70's all week.
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annpergarden
Earleville, MD
(Zone 7a)
March 26, 2009
11:49 AM Post #6322472
| I too have a sparrow hawk. It flys in and sits on top of the bird feeder and waits. Also sits in my willow tree at the lower end of property. One day recently I was out filling the feeders and it dive bombed toward me but veered off and down behind a rose bush to snatch a bird in hiding. However, it missed the bird and flew off. I have a row of evergreen trees that the birds hide in. A few days later the hawk was sitting in the willow and two very large crows flew in and landed one on each side of the hawk - the hawk flew off - haven't seen it since but I know it will be back so for now my feeders are down. |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
March 26, 2009
12:25 PM Post #6322628
| I've had to move my feeders practically into a row of shrubs and throw seed under them to help the little ones feel a little safer. I see that my neighbor a few doors down has moved her feeders up onto her deck where there is tree cover and nearby shrubs. It looks a bit awkward in both of our yards, but it seems to work. |
Splashes
Pomona, CA
April 12, 2009
03:28 AM Post #6398512
| I have crows in my neighborhood, so they police the sky and keep the hawks away. I have pigeons so I am always looking out for them. If one does slip pass the crows, I try to immatate the sound that they make. It tricks them into thinking that another hawk already resides in the talls trees around my house and they will leave. |
