Oldfart
130 posts
Sep 13, 2007
10:01 AM
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Hey All, I love birds but I never liked Starlings that is until today. My young bird kit was at about two hundred feet and kitting well. Then a pair of Red-tail hawks were over top of them and circling, ready to drop into them. My heart fell like a stone. Then like miniture fighter planes a flock of Starlings swarmed around the B.O.P. and started driving them away. No attack happened and I can't say for 100% that it would have, but I like Starlings a lot more today then yesterday!
From high to low and back in under ten seconds!
Thom
Last Edited by on Sep 13, 2007 10:02 AM
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Fr.mike
227 posts
Sep 13, 2007
10:09 AM
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Hay Thom,
You just never know-I have had barn swallows go after my birds a couple of times.Once I had a crow go at them. Usually I love it when the crows are around they chase off the BOP.I have not had many attacks--I wonder If its because my mulch pile has nice treats from the kitchen--and the crows stop by about once a day to have alittle snack?Lol!
Fr. Mike
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Oldfart
131 posts
Sep 13, 2007
5:05 PM
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Hey Fr. Mike, I like to bake a lot so I always have plenty of scrape bread for the crows. I have a two nest family about 100 yards from my yard and the crows come daily. I simply got lucky today! I thought I was watching a recreation of a WW2 dogfight! The starlings went after the red-tails like fighter planes after bombers! I called my young birds down with the rattle and watched over them until the trapped. I'm going to mix up my fly times so the B.O.P.'s can't lock in.
Thom
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Fr.mike
229 posts
Sep 15, 2007
2:22 PM
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Thom,
All you can really do is to keep them(BOP) guessing.
I have had my first try at my birds since april.Two goshawks and one inexperinced cooper. NO kills--but I am watching for the death hawks--It wont be long!
Fr. Mike
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