Norm_Knox
69 posts
Apr 10, 2007
10:47 AM
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Well guys, I tried flying a kit yesterday and I had a hawk go after one of my birds, and just before he got it another one of those bastards came out of nowhere and took the other one out. Now my question is was it territorial, or food competition as they are moving right now ??????? Later
Norm
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ROLLERMAN
111 posts
Apr 10, 2007
2:41 PM
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norm
What do you mean take the other one out. Did you mean that the hawk kill the other hawk . I have only seen that one time a coopers was eating a pigeon in my yard and was takeing off with the bird. When out of no were a large marsh hawk put a hurting on him. Watched him for a hour eating a combo dinner on my lawn. I have the marsh hawks around me all year but i have never seen them catch an adult bird yet.
al
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Norm_Knox
71 posts
Apr 11, 2007
8:09 AM
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Well it was one of those sharpshins or whatever they are called that went after the bird at first, but the other one that came up was a big old cooper. And when I say take out I mean hit with a lot of feathers going poof. I went and checked it out later and there was some blood too and its not from the pigeon. I hope they all kill each other since I can’t do anything about it.LOL Later
Norm
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W@yne
357 posts
Apr 11, 2007
10:59 AM
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Hawk killing a hawk erm,
Never heard that one before.
Like you said Norm i hope they keep on doing this.
1-0 to the roller guys Lol.
I might force myself to have a beer in celebration.
W@yne uk
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Norm_Knox
72 posts
Apr 11, 2007
12:52 PM
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I have never heard or seen anything like it before too so it does puzzle me. I have a friend that works for the zoo so I’ll see if he’ll ask one of their bird experts about it.
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Gregg
82 posts
Apr 11, 2007
6:15 PM
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Bird of prey have no misgivings about eating another bird of prey if they can get the drop on same without risking or suffering injury. BOP's are cautious about what they attack. A chicken can still peck around the farm yard with a broken wing or leg and do fine till it heals. A bird of prey has to eat every day or so and if it has a broken anything, it is going to die of starvation. Great Horned owls will take an acciptier off it's roost in a heartbeat. The eagle owls, of which the great horned is one, are known for this behaviour. They don't have any problems with skunks or cats either. Great horned owls if moving into a vermin infested area will go on a killing rampage, sometimes killing a hundred times in a night.
Gregg.
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Santandercol
973 posts
Apr 11, 2007
6:28 PM
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Around my place right now the SOBs are nesting.Everything has been peaceful for the last 10 days,I just hope it stays that way till May 5th when John Weins comes over to look at my birds.I'm afraid when the eggs hatch the shit may hit the fan again,tho most of last summer only had the occasional loss.Good luck Norm.
YITS,
Kelly.
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