Bop Strikes So Far

[sapper756]

How many PB members have actually experienced/witnessed a BOP striking their birds, or another fanciers birds, so far in 2012?

 

I myself to date have experienced 2 strikes, which resulted in 1 killhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/cry-blow.gif 1 near miss, and I also have 1 yearling missing, assumed deadhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/cry-blow.gifhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/cry-blow.gif

[lightning fast]

1strike no pigeons killed,so far

[blackdog]

1 strike, 1 lucky escape, peregrine

[Tony C]

1 sparrow hawk attack here, luckily I was at hand.

[THE FIFER]

yesterday saw 2 crows flash over me to the next garden, looked over in time to see them attack a BOP on one of my birds which got away unharmed, the crows kept after the bop, so good on the crows so far,

[Guest bernie w]

1 sparrow hawk attack here, luckily I was at hand.

1 sparrow hawk attack last week but managed to rescue the bird before too much damage. Next door neighbour had one bird killed yesterday

[buster151]

2 sparrow hawk attacks 1 missing other escaped unhurt

[Guest Hey Presto]

Two strikes this week saved them both thank god for the crows sparrow hawk hen

[greenlands]

One strike a week gone Wednesday,no casualties.

Peregrine Hen.

[victorious]

I told yous all on this site get the plastic crows up on poles etc they really will make a big difference ,here is a perfect example of crows hating bops vice versa,try them.

[Blue Chequer Pied]

Sparrowhawk took a yearling cock on Wednesday, dont think he will race, maybe get him into a comeback if I am lucky.

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

SPARROW HAWK THIS MORNING RED HEN WING AND TAIL FEATHERS MISSING.///

[Guest stb-]

30 maby 40 srtikes 4 dead 7 awol presumed dead , somtimes hard to find them in the woods with the overgrowth , pulls em into long grass when they fly past or grabs them off loft top

 

and pulls em into trees at back of loft

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

[REDCHEQHEN]

One strike last Saturday - sparrowhawk - probably male (small)- no losses or injuries - 5 yearling cocks had to be coaxed out of a small space from behind the loft

 

first strike for about 2 years

[sapper756]

30 maby 40 srtikes 4 dead 7 awol presumed dead , somtimes hard to find them in the woods with the overgrowth , pulls em into long grass when they fly past or grabs them off loft top

 

and pulls em into trees at back of loft

 

that,s devastating Rab, I don,t know how you carry on m8http://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0138-thinking.gif

[Guest stb-]

that,s devastating Rab, I don,t know how you carry on m8

has been bad for a good lot of years now brian but with all the woodland trusts plantations at the back of my lofts its sparrowhawk

haven now , i had five gold ring pigeons 1 i gave away by mistake

forgot it was a gold ringer , had 4 left after racing and the sparr has now killed 2 of them this month

[Fly_caster]

SH has been twice in the space of a week.

 

Percy was a daily visitor last week - twice a day sometimes - the Cock mostly and without success. watched him a few days and he was just warming the birds up for me before serious training begins !

 

They are a part of the furniture around here, we just ignore most of the time because to take any notice would drive you insane.

 

 

Cheers,

 

 

Steve

[Jumbo]

3 strikes so far but no losses but just lucky we were on hand when the strike happened

[Guest jim2123]

wedensday 1 percy stike and watched it take bird away scattered all birds comeing back 1at atime last 6 came back together spar came from nowhere took 1 down intofield time i got over spar took of bird made it home bot had no side brocken leghade to put it down..4wks ago stike 3 mising

[Uphill Lofts]

S/HAWK SCATTERED y/birds on garden one smashed into wire fence had to put down cause of injurys.Come from no where as I sat watching them pick on lawn.( NIGHTMARE IN SHROPSHIRE.)

[geordie1234]

I can't say I have lost birds myself but I do know of my mate in my compound has lost 2 to percy and 2 have went missing at the compound up the road.

[john cumming]

one attack cock sparrow hawk went into the birds in back garden, bop made a mistake n flew into the path of dog next door, funny when the hunter becomes the hunted????

 

 

 

john

 

 

 

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[Leroy]

One strike resulting in kill. Female sparrow hawk.

[mushroom]

Monday 1 hen killed by S/H I then let the cocks out when 2 PF came over looking at them but, they both moved away and went through a team of trainers, scattering them. Thursday S/H grabbed one of the hens but the dog scared it off, Today cock PF coursed my early bred ybs scattering them but caught nothing, I travel 12 miles to my loft every day 365 days a year and I am feeling that I am just doing it to feed this constant menace. These attacks destroy the confidence of the birds and they will not exercise properly as they are always on pins. Believe it or not when I first let my early bred ybs out within 15 minutes a juvenile Buzzard chased one of my ybs and caught it as it hit the ground,I have lost count of the number of attacks my birds have had to endure, I am going to see the season out and will decide wether to carry on or not.