Sparrowhawk attacks my lovely doos..newbie

[Jillus]

Thanks for all the suggestions,  huge owl bought on eBay yesterday and delivered today less than 24 hours later, amazing. Garden now covered in hanging Cd's and I spend my life hovering around the window ready to yell at the hawk. My lovely husband is spending his day off building some winter quarters which may even be ready tonight. Thanks of the offer of the homing cage but I think the new mini Hilton may be ready very soon!

[les]

you can also get a yellow flashing light the sort on top of break down lorries, i have been told it will put the hawk of if you put it on when you let the birds out [never tried it my self i dont get very many  problems since i started using a little jacket that stops unwanted matings]  another way to solve the problem is to put a price on its head and let all the kids with air rifels know .

[DOVEScot]

Thanks of the offer of the homing cage but I think the new mini Hilton may be ready very soon!

 

Your welcome

 

 

[allenyeates]

"Sparrowhawk"    The clue should be in the name. Sparrow being old English for small bird. For these birds to have hardly any fear of man and take quarry way above thier normal prey size tells us that something is going against nature. This is obviously that because of protection the species has reached plague proportions. Once you have one visiting you there is only one cure. Happily raptors sit on the very bottom step of the avian intellegence ladder(corvids---crow family-- the brightest) and this can help in thier removal. Removal and not prevention is the only way with a persistant visitor. We are all well aware of the rapid decline in the songbird population and most of the blame is these airiel murderers. It,s way time(I belive) that a trust was set up to lobby for removal or part removal of thier protection before (if not allready) it,s too late.  They catch thier prey (our pigeons) by supprise and many is the supprise that can be thier undoing. Greed is a wonderfull thing( for the hunter/trapper). Attacks are worst around June/July when the hen(bigger of pair) is helping to feed large chicks.

[ChrisMaidment08]

"Sparrowhawk"    The clue should be in the name. Sparrow being old English for small bird. For these birds to have hardly any fear of man and take quarry way above thier normal prey size tells us that something is going against nature. This is obviously that because of protection the species has reached plague proportions. Once you have one visiting you there is only one cure. Happily raptors sit on the very bottom step of the avian intellegence ladder(corvids---crow family-- the brightest) and this can help in thier removal. Removal and not prevention is the only way with a persistant visitor. We are all well aware of the rapid decline in the songbird population and most of the blame is these airiel murderers. It,s way time(I belive) that a trust was set up to lobby for removal or part removal of thier protection before (if not allready) it,s too late.  They catch thier prey (our pigeons) by supprise and many is the supprise that can be thier undoing. Greed is a wonderfull thing( for the hunter/trapper). Attacks are worst around June/July when the hen(bigger of pair) is helping to feed large chicks.

 

think you will find few of us on here tryed but noone was intrested bar a few

[allenyeates]

There are many tricks to assist succesfull removal

[DOVEScot]

There are many tricks to assist succesfull removal

 

Yes but as law abiding citizens we have to be careful to act responsibly :-/