Percy Strikes Again

Blue Tooner · July 13, 2011

Had a peregrine strike tonight. She had a go at my old birds and sadly found a yearling hen at the back of the loft on the side of the road dead, don't know if the peregrine hit her and lost it's grip or if the pigeon hit a car trying to evade capture, whatever happened that's a granddaughter of our silver award doo gone :emoticon-0179-headbang:

WulDon · July 13, 2011

Had a peregrine strike tonight. She had a go at my old birds and sadly found a yearling hen at the back of the loft on the side of the road dead, don't know if the peregrine hit her and lost it's grip or if the pigeon hit a car trying to evade capture, whatever happened that's a granddaughter of our silver award doo gone

not so good Stuart... some fanciers have had there youngsters scattered at very short YB taining by peregrines this year already, not looking good for the young bird season, they will be alot of young percy's kicking about also! :mad: :angry:

paullock · July 13, 2011

I know how it feels, had my first Peregrine encounter last week and injured one of my young birds, healing ok but mentally knackered I expect.

geordie1234 · July 13, 2011

Mines have been struck by percy at least 5 times they are nervous wrecks but what can you do except carryon

daviedoo22 · July 13, 2011

I know how it feels, had my first Peregrine encounter last week and injured one of my young birds, healing ok but mentally knackered I expect.

I have noticed a vast difference in my birds temprement around the loft this year,they seem to be on edge all the time.I have trees at the rear of my loft and any movement, the birds are off.Even when seagulls go over at height the birds dont take their eyes off them.It just makes you wander how much the stress of running the gauntlet week in week out affects the birds mentality.

Blue Tooner · July 13, 2011

I have noticed a vast difference in my birds temprement around the loft this year,they seem to be on edge all the time.I have trees at the rear of my loft and any movement, the birds are off.Even when seagulls go over at height the birds dont take their eyes off them.It just makes you wander how much the stress of running the gauntlet week in week out affects the birds mentality.

It's time these murderers ran the gauntlet :emoticon-0179-headbang:

daviedoo22 · July 13, 2011

Mines have been struck by percy at least 5 times they are nervous wrecks but what can you do except carryon

daviedoo22 · July 13, 2011

I have noticed a vast difference in the temprement of my birds around the loft this year.They are on edge all the time.I have trees at the rear of my loft and any movement the birds are off.Even when seagulls pass over at height they dont take their eyes off them.It just makes you wander how the stress of running the gauntlet week in week out has an affect on our birds mentallity. :cry-blow:

daviedoo22 · July 13, 2011

It's time these murderers ran the gauntlet

Bring on the chinese geese :emoticon-0136-giggle:

just ask me · July 14, 2011

Had a peregrine strike tonight. She had a go at my old birds and sadly found a yearling hen at the back of the loft on the side of the road dead, don't know if the peregrine hit her and lost it's grip or if the pigeon hit a car trying to evade capture, whatever happened that's a granddaughter of our silver award doo gone

sorry to hear that there every where now :emoticon-0138-thinking:

hawked again · July 14, 2011

sorry to hear that there every where now

Myself and another one of the Inverness boys train out East of Elgin, the birds come back over a period of hours in ones and twos with two missing every time. I'm down to 18 youngsters now from 30. I have still not had areply from Alex salmond's office about my claim for compo. Don't suppose I ever will.