ALF Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 I went to pick the wife up from Asda in Hamilton at 4pm last night and we had just walked around the corner when a hen sparrowhawk nailed a streeter no more than 30ft from me and started to pluck it right in front of me > My 1st thought as i was running over to it was to jump on it's heid but as i got to about 10ft from them the hawk flew off it and the pigeon headed the other way but the hawk turned and went after it again and was catching it all the time but i never seen either of them again :-/ : : : :( :(
b.massey Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 a few years back I was standing at a bus stop when I seen a sparrowhawk chasing a dove. It caught it about 5 ft from me. I ran over and the hawk flew away. The dove was ok and shot away in different direction. Big hen sparrowhawk it was. Was at dusk so hope it starved that night
hotrod Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 im surprised it flew off they usually stand their ground to defend their kill
ALF Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Posted January 28, 2009 im surprised it flew off they usually stand their ground to defend their kill Maybe the site of a 20st nutter running down the stairs towards it frightened it a wee bit Stuart :P ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D By the way the wife thought i was nuts ;D ;D ;D
LISTER Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 lmao seen ya at blackpool i would have flown off and i aint got wings :P
Guest redwhiteblue Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 Maybe the site of a 20st nutter running down the stairs towards it frightened it a wee bit Stuart :P ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D By the way the wife thought i was nuts ;D ;D ;D your wife was right :P lol
LISTER Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 maybe we could get some Alf cut outs for shed as hawk deterrents lol ;D
hotrod Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 spot on scary big guy ALF the hawk deterent we could market this
ALF Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Posted January 28, 2009 your wife was right :P lol :P ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
ALF Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Posted January 28, 2009 spot on scary big guy ALF the hawk deterent we could market this ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
petersdunphy Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 bought 4 bage tumberlers 2week ago so let one out this morning 30 seconds sparrowhawk on it 20 feet from me run to kick it mist it picked it the pigeon up blood was sqerting out of it mouth and it died in my hand sick
Guest ljb107 Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 bought 4 bage tumberlers 2week ago so let one out this morning 30 seconds sparrowhawk on it 20 feet from me run to kick it mist it picked it the pigeon up blood was sqerting out of it mouth and it died in my hand sick pm'd
nodge Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 i had the same thing last year, i thought the sparrowhawk was going to fly right in2 my face, i jumped out of the way and it pinned one of my hens to the ground right in front of me, i took a step forward and did give it a good kick, but not hard enough, it got up and flew away. the hen survived with only a minor injury to her neck. think i will need bigger BOOTS next time...
kev01293 Posted January 29, 2009 Report Posted January 29, 2009 a friend of mine was walking his dog ( a jack russel) in the woods when a small bird flew straight past him being chased by a sparrowhawk,the small bird dissapeared into some bushes but was chased out and pinned to the ground by the hawk my friends dog then run over to the hawk and small bird and they both flew off but he couldnt say wether the hawk did eventually get the bird :-/ ive definately noticed an increase in sparrowhak numbers in crawley where i live and if it continues at this rate i dread to think what it will be like in 5 years time 5 years ago i rarely saw them but now they seem to turn up whenever my birds are out im well prepared for my next attack but when they do strike they are so fast that you dont get a decent chance but his/her luck will run out and when it does i will know what 2.2 do ;D im all for live and let live but enough is enough and i know there are plenty of you in the the same boat as me
korhil Posted January 29, 2009 Report Posted January 29, 2009 at blackpool i was told of some traps for catching them, got a rough idea how to make one ? but if any one has a pic it would help? thanks
korhil Posted January 29, 2009 Report Posted January 29, 2009 and before any one jumps OF COURSE any caught would be RELOCATED!!
Tony C Posted January 29, 2009 Report Posted January 29, 2009 http://www.ew.govt.nz/Environmental-information/Plant-and-animal-pests/Animal-pests/Magpies/Construction-of-a-magpie-trap/#Heading1
kev01293 Posted January 29, 2009 Report Posted January 29, 2009 gotta agree with korhil they should be relocated
Guest ljb107 Posted January 29, 2009 Report Posted January 29, 2009 the larsen traps are very good, my dads friend uses them on his farm and puts a white pigeon in the one side of it. Lloyd
Guest bigda Posted January 29, 2009 Report Posted January 29, 2009 seen a peregrine today at the raith roundabout at strathclyde park sitting on a six foot post unconserned the things you see when you haven't got your camera with you as would loved to have a shot at it. :-/
Guest IB Posted January 29, 2009 Report Posted January 29, 2009 I've only had a sparrowhawk in my garden once, and that was last year, it was sitting on top of one of my birds, and flew off as soon as I appeared from the loft. The pigeon had a flesh wound where it had been pierced by one of the talons. Apparently the claw has a ratchett mechanism that tightens the grip if the prey struggles, it's only way that such a light bird could keep a pigeon down on the deck. Personally, that pigeon was marked-down in my mind, because it obviously hadn't been paying attention to what was going on round about it; bit of detective work discovered it had been sitting on roof ridge at the gable end when it was knocked clean off into the garden (tiles were coated in hawk urate). So the hawk came from the sky and an alert pigeon should have seen it coming. She recovered but was lost in racing later that year - so I wasn't far wrong.
blaz Posted January 29, 2009 Report Posted January 29, 2009 we sometimes relocate birds with the help of the green goddes
sammy Posted January 30, 2009 Report Posted January 30, 2009 I've only had a sparrowhawk in my garden once, and that was last year, it was sitting on top of one of my birds, and flew off as soon as I appeared from the loft. The pigeon had a flesh wound where it had been pierced by one of the talons. Apparently the claw has a ratchett mechanism that tightens the grip if the prey struggles, it's only way that such a light bird could keep a pigeon down on the deck. Personally, that pigeon was marked-down in my mind, because it obviously hadn't been paying attention to what was going on round about it; bit of detective work discovered it had been sitting on roof ridge at the gable end when it was knocked clean off into the garden (tiles were coated in hawk urate). So the hawk came from the sky and an alert pigeon should have seen it coming. She recovered but was lost in racing later that year - so I wasn't far wrong. so what your trying to say is Ian that any pigeon a hawk can catch is not worthy in keeping is they are not alert enough ,now a find this a bit sad coming from you one who is for ever giving advice to novices and such :( :( sounds more like advice from the RSPB rather than a pigeon fancier
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