Hawk attack

[demolition man]

Yesterday i had what i believe was my first hawk attack as i came out of my loft all my birds flew from the bath straight into the loft into the loft, as i looked up this HAWK swooped then landed in my nieghbors tree. DO HAWKS FEED AT THE SAME TIME EVERY DAY OR ARE THEY OPPERTUNISTS?

[Guest bakes]

Yesterday i had what i believe was my first hawk attack as i came out of my loft all my birds flew from the bath straight into the loft into the loft, as i looked up this HAWK swooped then landed in my nieghbors tree. DO HAWKS FEED AT THE SAME TIME EVERY DAY OR ARE THEY OPPERTUNISTS?

 

most my attacks have happened early morning keeped my birds in tryed to change times letting them out but still getting hit wonce they no there is food around they will try anytime mate sorry to say keep an eye out mate i lent my mates eagle owl decoy moving it around 3 times in the day no attacks mate had it back bang attack morning sparrow hawk and attack late afternoon pergrine lookly they went away empty handed these times so when i get paid im getting me an eagle owl decoy

all the best.

[demolition man]

 

most my attacks have happened early morning keeped my birds in tryed to change times letting them out but still getting hit wonce they no there is food around they will try anytime mate sorry to say keep an eye out mate i lent my mates eagle owl decoy moving it around 3 times in the day no attacks mate had it back bang attack morning sparrow hawk and attack late afternoon pergrine lookly they went away empty handed these times so when i get paid im getting me an eagle owl decoy

all the best.

 

where can i buy these owl decoy's?

 

[MsPigeon]

I have found that some years and some times of years are worse than others but there will always be birds of pray lurking around. They seem to figure out any schedule, I think the trick is to not have a schedule. But I have realized there will always be oppotunists around as you say, when you and the birds least expect them. I've gone to just letting my birds out all day everyday and they are smarter and faster for it. Lately we had a redtail trying to get em, they just flew circles around it, playing, and teasing it. It finally just landed on the roof right next to them, tuckered out.

I have a friend who also uses decoys, but he uses grazing geese decoys which he moves around the yard daily. They looked pretty cool too, like the real thing, canadian geese. He said they work! He got them from a sporting goods supplier. Here in the states he got them from Cabelas.

Good Luck

Carol  

[boxer]

Yesterday i had what i believe was my first hawk attack as i came out of my loft all my birds flew from the bath straight into the loft into the loft, as i looked up this HAWK swooped then landed in my nieghbors tree. DO HAWKS FEED AT THE SAME TIME EVERY DAY OR ARE THEY OPPERTUNISTS?

 

i just wouoldnt let them out this time of year m8 sparrow hawks very active this time of year but when are they not  :'( :'(

[Guest Davy Fleming]

Standing at the lofts yesterday morning with wings 04 and his uncle and the sparrow came out of the trees over the top of us and right into another tree a few minutes later was chasing a doo right up the park then 5 minutes later  we heard the crows making a noise then they come out of the trees but by this time the sparrow hawk and got back to where it was originally so don't know how the fly monkey got back there as we were looking for it but the 2 crows fought with it in mid air and got rid of it thank god . Was just trying to be polite when I said fly monkey  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D. you can imagine the poor wee soul hope it didn't go hungry  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest bakes]

 

where can i buy these owl decoy's?

 

link for decoy mate same one i lent from a mate  worked for me

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/21-Owl-Decoy-Bird-Scarer-Garden-Boat-Scarers_W0QQitemZ400079872833QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Garden_Plants_Weed_Pest_Control_CV?hash=item5d269e6341

 

all the best.

 

 

[billt]

 

i just wouoldnt let them out this time of year m8 sparrow hawks very active this time of year but when are they not  :'( :'(

 

Would be more active June /July when feeding young, up to 5 in a nest, open loft suits my birds have very few losses here in West Wales, shutting them in for the winter would leave them unfit to escape attack

[leighton1984]

birds fly out at 11am till 12:30 hawk hopefully feed by 11am and start again around 2pm but when its been a very cold night i do not let them out .

if you let them sit on the top of loft you going to get hit from hawks.  

[gangster]

birds fly out at 11am till 12:30 hawk hopefully feed by 11am and start again around 2pm but when its been a very cold night i do not let them out .

if you let them sit on the top of loft you going to get hit from hawks.  

 

too true im trying to educate a new bloke at the top of the road who has fancy birds about feeding them before he lets them out he has had 1 strike and was lucky thats the 1st in my area

[demolition man]

 

link for decoy mate same one i lent from a mate  worked for me

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/21-Owl-Decoy-Bird-Scarer-Garden-Boat-Scarers_W0QQitemZ400079872833QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Garden_Plants_Weed_Pest_Control_CV?hash=item5d269e6341

 

all the best.

 

Cheers but in the link it says they scrare pigeons too

 

 

 

[Guest bakes]

 

 

my pigeons didnt even notice it they sat next to it when i had it on top of loft roof had a few crows dive bomb it but never had an attack when i had it sat ontop of my loft but you got to move it around i use to move it from one corner to the other corner then in the middle of loft roof

 

all the best.

[willow]

ok since i am needing to know where the hawks are active could everyone let me know please as we need to put it on the map to see the most effected areas ,before i talk to Ian McCall . thank you Avril

[demolition man]

ok since i am needing to know where the hawks are active could everyone let me know please as we need to put it on the map to see the most effected areas ,before i talk to Ian McCall . thank you Avril

 

BASILDON ESSEX

[Guest bakes]

1.nuneaton

 

2.mancetter atherstone

 

3.exhall coventry

 

4.evasham

 

5.cheltenham

 

[willow]

thank you i will write them down as i get them in . Avril

[bewted]

RSPB  HQ  sandy in bedfordshire breed them and release programme too,if,that helps !!!!

[Ian McKay]

Ian McKay Aberdeen

 

I sent you the complet scenario Avril

 

Ian

[willow]

yes ian i have this , but im trying to pin point the map also ,for different areas .

[Babybird]

Active here lost 3 in 2 weeks   East Lothian

[Guest bakes]

Active here lost 3 in 2 weeks   East Lothian

 

sorry to hear that seona  

[Guest ROCKYandRAMBO]

ive not been hit since march . i had one week in march when i was hit fives times in one week and hit loads in one day . but i put loads of cd s up all along the loft and in the trees also put a nest box in the trees for the crows to nest in which they did and ive not had one attact since touch wood lol (TOUCHES HEAD) i also had a little help from bilco but if intrested to know what it is you will have to pm me yours rob

[tommy.walsh]

i get hawk attacks neary every day how will i stop this im only after starting pigeons and the hawk keeps getting them

[pigeonpete]

Active here in crewe cheshire, Sparrowhawks mostly, occasional percy, Had 1 bumped sat again, but she never got it just stunned it!!!

[tiger]

keep them in and you wont lose them . wont do them any harm