HOWS THIS FOR TEAMWORK.

[paul10121968]

today while a few of my birds were coming back from their daily exercise,a hawk decided to attack,downing one of the birds a dark cheq cock.they both crash landed on the garden and i thought thats the end of him,quick as a flash my dog who is a 11 year old mongrel dived into the melee and the hawk stopped its attack and tried to turn tail straight into the loving arms of my cat who was also there.it all happened so quickly i still cant beleive it.the hawk got away but i dont think he will be back,the d cheq cock is alive and nursing a torn leg but apart from that he seems fine,ive got him in the house in a basket tonight to keep an eye on him.the dog and the cat both received a gold star for excellent team work.

[ALF]

Well done to both of them ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

[Guest strapper]

today while a few of my birds were coming back from their daily exercise,a hawk decided to attack,downing one of the birds a dark cheq cock.they both crash landed on the garden and i thought thats the end of him,quick as a flash my dog who is a 11 year old mongrel dived into the melee and the hawk stopped its attack and tried to turn tail straight into the loving arms of my cat who was also there.it all happened so quickly i still cant beleive it.the hawk got away but i dont think he will be back,the d cheq cock is alive and nursing a torn leg but apart from that he seems fine,ive got him in the house in a basket tonight to keep an eye on him.the dog and the cat both received a gold star for excellent team work.

 

see paul i told you taking them animals to self defence classes would pay dividends ....lol

 

[little sam]

JUST WHEN YOU WISH YOU HAD A CAMERA  

 

LUCKY ESCAPE THERE  

[bird man of meath]

good on them. nice big bone and carton of cream all around

[paul10121968]

JUST WHEN YOU WISH YOU HAD A CAMERA  

 

LUCKY ESCAPE THERE  

 

i wish i did,but to be honest i was so amazed by the scene that i didnt know which way to turn first. ;D ;D

[Guest anto]

good on them pitty the hark got away

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

we could all do with a team like that  ;D ;D

[paul10121968]

good on them pitty the hark got away

 

he was very small,possibly a sparrow hawk but i believe he was injured by the cat who jumped right on him.there was some of his tail feathers left on the garden.

[ALF]

 

he was very small,possibly a sparrow hawk but i believe he was injured by the cat who jumped right on him.there was some of his tail feathers left on the garden.

 

Give the cat a can of red bull and make sure it's ready for round 2 ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D 8) 8) 8) 8)

[mac1]

good on them should of been the cats tea..

[peterpau]

I'll bid £25 for the first nest of young 'uns. Nice one

[jimmy white]

well done to the dog and cat,, post well headed ,,"teamwork" ;D   ;D   [ the hawk might think twice after that fright ;D ;D]

[Guest strapper]

yea they gave the hawk a lab test and a cat scan......lol

[PATTY BHOY]

you`ll no see that hawk again ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest asha]

Paul,Take no notice what the others have said,try to keep them in for a while because she will hit straight into them again.

[mick]

wouldnt be  so sure asha  

[Guest asha]

HI Mick,what a stupid thing to say,why push paul into taking chances,crazy. :-/ :-/

[Guest]

hawk will be back!! no doubt about that

[ryesway]

who said dogs and cats cant work together good on em :)

[Guest]

How much are the cat and dog worth on the open market now?? LOL

 

Seriously though, you were very fortunate to have witnessed it, though i do think the hawk will return! Hunger will overcome fear!

[kev01293]

a brilliant story but if that hawk is anything like the hawk that preyed on my birds last year  then it will be back for sure >   kev

[jimmy white]

yes, i am of the opinion the hawk will be back,, after some time ,,, so keep the" A" team at the ready

 

same as a cat , if it gets a really good fright , it will stay away , but gain its confidence and be back ,,, i say this as at one time i kept birds in a yard where there were greyhound men , a cat at my loft just escaped [talk about 9 lives ] the mouth of a greyhound [by a whisker ] as the cat jumped the wall , the greyhound managed a nip at it , and had a little of the cats fur on its mouth,,, the owner of the cat blamed me for killing his cat ,as it had" dissapeared" ,, he apologised when his cat reurned about 3 days later, it kept well back from the loft,for a while  ,,,, but one day,,,,, :( ;D,

[mick]

asha how can you   say what   a stupid comment i made   if a hawk gets a pasting trust me it takes  sometime for it to regain its  confidence  

[paul10121968]

i admit i am a little to sloppy when it comes to hawks,i was of the opinion "it wont happen to me"but now i have heeded the warning and i am on the lookout.as for the birds,they do not appear to have been upset by the incident they went out today and came back in as they always do,ive also got a new weapon in my arsenal,a sling just got to improve my aim and stop hitting the neighbours windows. ;D ;D ;D