Pigeons Attacked By Birds Of Prey

[just ask me]

No kill here JAM Happened a few years back, was calling OBs in, saw that some were still out so came outside to see where they were - was nothing on roof, then when I looked towards the end of loft I saw an adult female sparrowhawk sitting on top of a yearling hen in the garden. Hen was on it's side and, I thought, dead. Stood frozen for a millisecond then took a step toward them and sparrowhawk flew off. Then the pigeon got up and flew off behind it. Got the 5 birds in shortly after that, but the whole business left me well shaken-up. Nothing like that has happened since.

 

 

sometimes they will come back looking for there wounded bird i have often waited on them

[daviedoo22]

sometimes they will come back looking for there wounded bird i have often waited on them

Yes they do come back for their kill,be prepared to wait a while but you will be rewarded.

[Guest IB]

Yes they do come back for their kill,be prepared to wait a while but you will be rewarded.

 

I know what you are saying, but my first thought at the time was to make sure none of that kind ever got to put my garden onto their food map. I was criticised at the time on here for my second thought - I was livid that the pigeon got nipped in the first place, it had been on the roof ridge with its mate and its lack of awareness of what was going on around it - and failure to come in when called - put the rest of my birds in danger of getting on that map.

 

When my birds are out I want them streetwise, watching and listening to what is going on. I know when there is something on the prowl, from the way the wild birds act , if I am able to read the signs, so should they. JMO.

 

I also stripped out almost everything that grew above ground level that could hide a hawk's approach. I've had no bother since. (touching wood )

[Guest lambrechts31]

find it hard to believe anybody on here would criticise you for doing anything to protect your pigeons, what about farmers being able to shot anything worrying his stock sheep are hardly an endangered species, not that im against that, but im just realising the cost of some pigeons, that are plucked out the sky and suffer a horrible death like that poor dove in the message posted earlier, all the best m8 :emoticon-0137-clapping:

[just ask me]

find it hard to believe anybody on here would criticise you for doing anything to protect your pigeons, what about farmers being able to shot anything worrying his stock sheep are hardly an endangered species, not that im against that, but im just realising the cost of some pigeons, that are plucked out the sky and suffer a horrible death like that poor dove in the message posted earlier, all the best m8 :emoticon-0137-clapping:

 

 

we will never be able to by law protect our birds

[Guest bakes]

one lucky ones that got away with few missing tail feathers from smack over my lofts fooker pergrine bounced the lad off my house roof scalping him under his wing birds was only out less then 5 minutes before basa went straight into my youngbirds

 

[Guest bakes]

another youngbird this year had by sparrowhawk found hawk on it only went in house for five minutes to do me a brew come out to find basa on one my youngbirds.

 

[THE FIFER]

very heartbreaking m8,

[REDCHEQHEN]

In my garden in front of my lofts (not my bird)

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

PUT THIS ON THE NEWS AND LET THEM SEE IT.///

[PIGEONJIMI]

Not sure if its a racer, but this was taken in Manchester

[Guest Hey Presto]

In my garden in front of my lofts (not my bird)

hope u gave it some salt withits meal

[K J Young]

I have had 3 latebreds killed in the last 5 days by bop, it won,t do it again .

[Guest bakes]

JEES THAT WAS QUICK DEL MANY THANKS,MUST HAVE BEEN SOME PHOTOGRAPHER TO TAKE THAT ....

not hard thing to do in sport mode on comstant take the auto tracking will pic the bird up in seconds and with short press on camera ya take 30 40 pics in seconds scroll back find best pic and jobs a good one all best.

[big blue bar]

some of our old birds that were hurt this year

[victorious]

aye and SHOW THE FECKIN JUDGE THE VIDEO THERES THOUSANDS LIKE THAT ONE EVERY DAY WHY PROTECT THESE KILLERS THEY SHOULD BE LIKE THE FOX TAILES

A TRAP OR NET DOESENT TAKE UP MUCH ROOM AND I CAN TELL YOU THEY DO SHIFT THEM BUT YOU NEED A LOT O FANCIERS CATCHING THEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE YOUVE SEEN THE VIDEO START AND REDUCE THEM SPARROWS ITS EASY BUT PERIGANS DIFFERENT STORY ---- BUT SURLY THE UNIONS COULD MAKE A LOT O DIFFERENCE GETTING THAT VIDEO ON PRIME TIME TV TO LET YOUNGSTERS SEE WHAT THIS RSPB IS ALL ABOUT AND THAT LITTLE DOVE TOLD ITS OWN HORRIFIC STORY EATEN ALIVE AND A WAN--R FILMING IT ITS A WEARD OLD WORLD