sparrow hawks

[Walter swanston]

HI, I let out my race team here in Dumfrieshire on beautiful sunny morning today, it was their first outing since Octoberthe time was exactly 10 a.m.The sparrow hawk struck at 10.25 a.m. I rescued the pigeon Ok but took all day to get the rest of the birds back into the loft, I am not complaining but I have put an enormous time and effort into the pigeon fancy over the past 20 years and the never ending struggle against hawks is very depressing.

[Guest stb-]

DONT WE ALL KNOW IT M8

[BLACK W F]

HI, I let out my race team here in Dumfrieshire on beautiful sunny morning today, it was their first outing since Octoberthe time was exactly 10 a.m.The sparrow hawk struck at 10.25 a.m. I rescued the pigeon Ok but took all day to get the rest of the birds back into the loft, I am not complaining but I have put an enormous time and effort into the pigeon fancy over the past 20 years and the never ending struggle against hawks is very depressing.

 

wait till they start coming in the loft 2 of my mates have already had this happen in the last couple of weeks

[les]

HI, I let out my race team here in Dumfrieshire on beautiful sunny morning today, it was their first outing since Octoberthe time was exactly 10 a.m.The sparrow hawk struck at 10.25 a.m. I rescued the pigeon Ok but took all day to get the rest of the birds back into the loft, I am not complaining but I have put an enormous time and effort into the pigeon fancy over the past 20 years and the never ending struggle against hawks is very depressing.

and it will only get worse with every passing year im afraid to say

 

 

[Guest bakes]

i had it bad round my way had a pair of sparrow hawks in local cemetry 500 yards from my loft pair of goshawks in nearby woods and a pair of pergrines in nearby quarry was an absolute nightmare last season couldnt let my birds up without looseingh them to pob only had one attack this year so far pair of pergrines lost a bird due to it last time i seen the hen she had a pergrine right on here *expletive removed* and had a bird come back ripped to bits slash's all down the birds side of chest just under crop on the birds back tail gone half its wing gone god no's how the lad made it back from that a good stitch up and rest all scabbing up now and walking round loft like nothink has happen strong birds pigeons they take what ever anythink through at them and bounce back.but pob are getting to much now way to many pigeon fanciers dropping out clubs now due to it yet nothink will be done about it due to to many people been brain washed by rspb saying pob dont do no damage and they keep on beliveing it by the time they wise up they wont be no pigeon raceing due to the increase in pob in some area fanciers now have to breed double the amount of ybs just to be able to get a team together.

 

all the best.

[blaz]

i had it bad round my way had a pair of sparrow hawks in local cemetry 500 yards from my loft pair of goshawks in nearby woods and a pair of pergrines in nearby quarry was an absolute nightmare last season couldnt let my birds up without looseingh them to pob only had one attack this year so far pair of pergrines lost a bird due to it last time i seen the hen she had a pergrine right on here *expletive removed* and had a bird come back ripped to bits slash's all down the birds side of chest just under crop on the birds back tail gone half its wing gone god no's how the lad made it back from that a good stitch up and rest all scabbing up now and walking round loft like nothink has happen strong birds pigeons they take what ever anythink through at them and bounce back.but pob are getting to much now way to many pigeon fanciers dropping out clubs now due to it yet nothink will be done about it due to to many people been brain washed by rspb saying pob dont do no damage and they keep on beliveing it by the time they wise up they wont be no pigeon raceing due to the increase in pob in some area fanciers now have to breed double the amount of ybs just to be able to get a team together.

 

all the best.

 

i should have sent you down a GUN aswell

 

[les]

i had it bad round my way had a pair of sparrow hawks in local cemetry 500 yards from my loft pair of goshawks in nearby woods and a pair of pergrines in nearby quarry was an absolute nightmare last season couldnt let my birds up without looseingh them to pob only had one attack this year so far pair of pergrines lost a bird due to it last time i seen the hen she had a pergrine right on here *expletive removed* and had a bird come back ripped to bits slash's all down the birds side of chest just under crop on the birds back tail gone half its wing gone god no's how the lad made it back from that a good stitch up and rest all scabbing up now and walking round loft like nothink has happen strong birds pigeons they take what ever anythink through at them and bounce back.but pob are getting to much now way to many pigeon fanciers dropping out clubs now due to it yet nothink will be done about it due to to many people been brain washed by rspb saying pob dont do no damage and they keep on beliveing it by the time they wise up they wont be no pigeon raceing due to the increase in pob in some area fanciers now have to breed double the amount of ybs just to be able to get a team together.

 

all the best.

you dont seem brainwashed by the RSPB ,so you dont have to follow suit   and by breeding more young birds ,all you are doing is helping to increase BOP numbers by supplying them with food ,why not just give them a couple  they wont like the tast of and they might leave the rest alone ,ie put some salt and lard mix on a few free meals .

 

 

[Guest bakes]

you dont seem brainwashed by the RSPB ,so you dont have to follow suit   and by breeding more young birds ,all you are doing is helping to increase BOP numbers by supplying them with food ,why not just give them a couple  they wont like the tast of and they might leave the rest alone ,ie put some salt and lard mix on a few free meals .

 

 

i i be doing somethink like that next time they wont to have a pop at my birds i cant afford to keep looseing birds to them i only be raceing a small team so what ive got have got to race not be food for pob i no i loose a few but not happening like july last year was past the joke.

[holmsidelofts]

Sparrowhawks are fairly predicable birds and tend to attack from the same direction, and its normally done with surprise. We had problems with them but theres an easy answer, put up strawberry wire across the area that they attack from, its difficult for them to see and after a while you dont have the issue anymore.

once the birds see the sparrow hawk and they are in the air they aint much of a problem to a pigeon, its the surprise attack that catches pigeons out.

 

Jas.

 

 

[nogin]

I NO A GUY WHO WAS RUNNING ABOUT HIS LOFT WITH A BRUSH IN A BLIND RAGE HITTING A BIG HEN SPARROW HAWK, TOOK HIS MIND OF LOOKING FOR A GREEN LAWN MOWER..........TRUE  ;D ;D ;D ;D

[HOMER49]

I NO A GUY WHO WAS RUNNING ABOUT HIS LOFT WITH A BRUSH IN A BLIND RAGE HITTING A BIG HEN SPARROW HAWK, TOOK HIS MIND OF LOOKING FOR A GREEN LAWN MOWER..........TRUE  ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

Hi

Well it kept moving UNTIL ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Cheers

Homer 49

 

[Guest stb-]

 

Hi

Well it kept moving UNTIL ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Cheers

Homer 49

 

glad you sweept away the rubbish mate   ;)

[nogin]

HOMER WILL YOU CUT THE GRASS WHEN YOUR OVER, IF YOU LOOK IN THE BRICK SHED YOU'LL FIND THE GREEN LAWN MOWER AND THE PARAFIN THANKS M8 ..........HONEST IT WASENT ME THAT STOLE IT  ;D ;D ;D