kev01293 Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 yesterday while excercising my pigeons i watched a sparrowhawk fly straight over my loft ignoring the pigeons only to land in next doors 40ft pine tree scaring all the small birds away from the tree,it then sat in the tree while i ran around my garden like a headless chicken shaking the corn tin and whistling trying to get them in,after 10 mins or so i managed to get them all in but the hawk didnt seem interested in them even though they were flying straight past the tree and landing in front of him/her onto the loft roof,ive since been told that the hawk has been seen several times before landing in the tree but i cant understand why the hawk didnt attack my pigeons?? any ideas anyone-this is only about the second time ive seen a hawk but even though i was lucky yesterday im assuming the hawk will be back probably for my pigeons and would be grateful for any advice. ps ive kept them in today just to be on the safe side :-/
davebuttle Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 You will find that it is doing a search, danger time is when they have young. We have about 8 pairs in our area, and they scour the area most days. Attacks only seem to happen when they have young or training the young how to hunt. Our crows tend to chase the hawks ? for some unknown reason. Dave
gangster Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 sounds like its weighing the situation up waiting for you to dissapear and leave em messing around in the garden so it can launch a suprise attack on them be very watchful surprise is there speciality....mick
Roland Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 Only the hen hawk will attack when after a long time she's off the nest and has biggish young... she will tackle one then. If you ever lose one in the garden or so, remenber two things, when the wings are covering the bird it is pretty engrossed in what it has and it is possible to walk up and... 22. If disturbed it will come back for the bird ... I have a metal grid where the dead bird would be placed upon, attached to wires... Like to give them a warm welcome.
schouwman71 Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 Its not cold enouth yet,and wont be very hungry as there is still enouth to catch,when it starts getting really cold watch out for it then,it happens every year were i am so i am always on the lookout when its very cold and my birds are out.
Guest Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 I heard on the grapevine (so this may not be true lol) that if you put the balls from a paint ball gun in the freezer for a few hours you can use them to "Discourage" hawks who are hanging round your lofts.
ALF Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 I think you'll find that the male will attack pigeons aswell Roland i've seen it happen myself only 20 ft from where i was standing.It hit a young bird but did'nt manage to put it down and the bird escaped ;D ;D
Guest TAMMY_1 Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 Only the hen hawk will attack when after a long time she's off the nest and has biggish young... she will tackle one then. If you ever lose one in the garden or so, remenber two things, when the wings are covering the bird it is pretty engrossed in what it has and it is possible to walk up and... 22. If disturbed it will come back for the bird ... I have a metal grid where the dead bird would be placed upon, attached to wires... Like to give them a warm welcome. BOTH MALE AND FEMALE ATTACK THE BIRDS
Roland Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 But Be;ieve that only the hen can cope with killing a pigeon ... may be wrong of course ... thought I was once, but then found out that that was a mistake lol... But the Game Keeper that flies in our club put that across to us...
Guest TAMMY_1 Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 But Be;ieve that only the hen can cope with killing a pigeon ... may be wrong of course ... thought I was once, but then found out that that was a mistake lol... But the Game Keeper that flies in our club put that across to us... THIS MUST BE YOUR SECOND TIME THEN, THE HEN CAN CARRY THEM AWAY THE MALE JUST KILLS THEM
Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 :'( > :'( ??)i have sparrow hawk and perigrine problems
schouwman71 Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 We had a harris hawk last week ,looks like it had been hand reared and had escaped,tried pulling the wire up on my mates aviary,realy big bird aswell,its killed a few fantailes down the allotments but asnt been seen for the last few days.
ALF Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 Away ya fly bassa stealling all my photo's : ;D ;D ;D ;D
Guest TAMMY_1 Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 Away ya fly bassa stealling all my photo's : ;D ;D ;D ;D WHEN DID YOU BUY GOOGLE OUT ?
Guest Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 No offence, but I'm really surprised you called the birds down when there was a sparrowhawk in a nearby tree that could launch a surprise attack on them after they landed on the 'deck'. But you did do well to hold them in next day. I'm even more surprised that they came down ... may be wrong but reckon they're always safer above the hawk ... Mine will always climb until they're above it, then skeedaddle until the coast is clear again. Sounds as if your own birds aren't too streetwise ... they should have taken heed of the noise and sight of the wild birds abandoning the tree... My advice would be two deterrents: time of the year for fireworks - rockets, I'd be popping one into or above the tree when sparra's there; and fit reflective discs (CDs) ... hang them from the front and side of the loft that faces the tree. Good luck.
Guest TAMMY_1 Posted October 23, 2006 Report Posted October 23, 2006 AGREE THERE BRUNO IF ITS A SPARROWHAWK THATS ABOUT I CHASE THE BIRDS UP AND THEN IT WILL NOT GET THEM
dave Posted October 23, 2006 Report Posted October 23, 2006 hang some cds around the shed they dont like them it works for me
kev01293 Posted October 28, 2006 Author Report Posted October 28, 2006 yeh with hindsight bruno and tammy it probably wasnt the brightest thing to do calling the birds in with a hawk sitting nearby in a tree, but with the time approaching 5 pm and with the daylight fading i assumed the hawk was settling in the tree for the night and wanted to be sure that my birds were safely in my loft,me being a novice i panicked and worried that if my birds landed on the house roof they would be more at risk then if they landed on the loft roof which i had access to,anyway thanks for replying to my thread,im going to try the cd discs and see if they have any effect on them kev
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