see what landed on my back fence
02-16-2012, 04:24 AM
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Chicken Hawk
Originally Posted by barefoot quilter
for the past 3 years i have been seeing 1 or more in my back yard in the city
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]312241[/ATTACH]isent he a beaut i just love watching him
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]312241[/ATTACH]isent he a beaut i just love watching him
02-16-2012, 06:19 AM
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We have a pair that live in the park across the street from our house, it is a magnifcent site to see them. Unfortunately they like my yard as we feed the birds so they like to come around to hunt. One of them took my mourning dove family right from their nest on my house. I still think they are beautiful.
02-16-2012, 09:25 AM
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my husband saw one at the park (in the city), while walking Tink in December. He/she was munching on something in his claw, probably a mouse or bird.
This is why we don't let Tink out in the yard without one of us with her...
This is why we don't let Tink out in the yard without one of us with her...
02-16-2012, 10:48 AM
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We have red tail hawks here in N. Florida and I see them circling high every once in a while. They are fun to watch. I keep an eye on my fat little dog when I see big birds of prey flying about. hehehehehe
02-16-2012, 12:08 PM
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I also feed the birds, and love watching them at my feeder.
I once watched a Kestrel swoop in and take a Finch. At first I was upset, but also realized that it was the "Laws of Nature" at work. I only saw it once, and that was enough, and I still feed the birds.
I live near a reservoir and can see the Hawks scouting for their next meal. However, my favorite sites have been the Bald Eagles out on the ice in the winter wondering how to "go fishing". Or the one I saw swoop down into the water in the summer and comeout with a fish in its talons.
Beautiful photos and beautiful birds.
Susan
I once watched a Kestrel swoop in and take a Finch. At first I was upset, but also realized that it was the "Laws of Nature" at work. I only saw it once, and that was enough, and I still feed the birds.
I live near a reservoir and can see the Hawks scouting for their next meal. However, my favorite sites have been the Bald Eagles out on the ice in the winter wondering how to "go fishing". Or the one I saw swoop down into the water in the summer and comeout with a fish in its talons.
Beautiful photos and beautiful birds.
Susan
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