my 1st bop attack

[Guest steve1952]

32 y/bs on loft roof havent flown yet, keeping eye out for hawks, all 32 shot off cock hawk missed my face by 1ft got 1 of red grizzles on floor, i ran towards them y/b broke free but hawk got it again, it flew off after i threw scraper at it just missed, y/b shot under 1 of lofts so i went back to loft got 27 in then got y/b from under loft 4 missing, 1 hour later 3 back 1 flying round still out flying other 2 on house roof, 1 hour later i caught them 2 by hand feeding, the 1 left missing out 3 hours came back like a bullit straight in loft, just the 1 out now flying around, grizzle y/b it got has 2 puncture marks on back put iodine on it bird looks ok, should get last y/b in tomorrow, very lucky i think today but from tomorrow there will be 2 air rifles ready 1 compressed air

my 1st bop attack

[showman]

Sincerely hope it's the first and last !!

[Guest Davy Fleming]

It won't be the last mate but good luck

[Guest grizzler]

get it sorted ;)

[Guest steve1952]

get it sorted ;)

2 barrels watching from tomorrow, ideas by pm or email will be very much appreciated anything considered for revenge

rollinson2@ukonline.co.uk

 

 

[mac1]

same thing happened to me this morning hope you get them back mate

[holmsidelofts]

32 y/bs on loft roof havent flown yet, keeping eye out for hawks, all 32 shot off cock hawk missed my face by 1ft got 1 of red grizzles on floor, i ran towards them y/b broke free but hawk got it again, it flew off after i threw scraper at it just missed, y/b shot under 1 of lofts so i went back to loft got 27 in then got y/b from under loft 4 missing, 1 hour later 3 back 1 flying round still out flying other 2 on house roof, 1 hour later i caught them 2 by hand feeding, the 1 left missing out 3 hours came back like a bullit straight in loft, just the 1 out now flying around, grizzle y/b it got has 2 puncture marks on back put iodine on it bird looks ok, should get last y/b in tomorrow, very lucky i think today but from tomorrow there will be 2 air rifles ready 1 compressed air

my 1st bop attack

 

That the thing these days you cant turn your back on them for a second. I always have an air rifle around i find the sound of it going off scares the hawk anyway. What you will find with a sparrow hawk is they are very predictable, they attack from the same direction all the time, where i am they come through some trees and attack from the side. soon cured that issue with some strawberry wire stretched across where he come in. he now has to come from a different direction and by this time the birds have seen him and they take off out of his way.

 

good luck with the other bird you should get him in the morning if you havent already.

 

jas.

 

 

[Guest steve1952]

same thing happened to me this morning hope you get them back mate

only 1 missing seen it tonight on roof 100 yards away, hope you get yours back mate

 

 

[Guest steve1952]

 

That the thing these days you cant turn your back on them for a second. I always have an air rifle around i find the sound of it going off scares the hawk anyway. What you will find with a sparrow hawk is they are very predictable, they attack from the same direction all the time, where i am they come through some trees and attack from the side. soon cured that issue with some strawberry wire stretched across where he come in. he now has to come from a different direction and by this time the birds have seen him and they take off out of his way.

 

good luck with the other bird you should get him in the morning if you havent already.

 

jas.

 

he came through hoses at back of loft, hen did same over a week ago my birds werent out then

 

 

[Guest steve1952]

Works very good

http://www.raptorsnest.com/Misc/GosTrap

thank you Don got a mate making a couple

 

 

[cowman]

was out with my yb`s tonight 3 left out 1 landed on the porch by the front door next minute heard flapping and sparrow hawk hit knocked bird off roof and yb flew into the kitchen and hawk flew off with a camera shot up his ass . small mark on back and minus a few tail feathers .

[Guest youngboy]

Sincerely hope it's the first and last !!

 

really treeribly sorry to hear. as sed above hope its your last all the best

[Guest lee duffy]

good man take them all out.there seems to be alot more bop around the last 2 years some ive never seen befor twice the size of crow maybe more