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Hawk
Not every day that you see one of these in the garden. Unfortunately it's killed at least one of my hens this morning
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Re: Hawk
davelumb wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15 2022 11:27 -You don't expect quality photography from me, Dave, surely? You should know better by now!What is the black blob with a beak?
I spoke to someone at the local owl sanctuary, who also keep hawks, and am told that the blob is a Harris Hawk
On the plus side, despite chicken feather strewn all over the place, all six hens remain in the land of the living. Hope it's not back tomorrow morning...
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Steve Dennington wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15 2022 11:51 -davelumb wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15 2022 11:27 -You don't expect quality photography from me, Dave, surely? You should know better by now!What is the black blob with a beak?
I spoke to someone at the local owl sanctuary, who also keep hawks, and am told that the blob is a Harris Hawk
On the plus side, despite chicken feather strewn all over the place, all six hens remain in the land of the living. Hope it's not back tomorrow morning...
Thought it might be a Harris. Escapee from somewhere no doubt. Glad the chooks are OK.
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Steve Dennington wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15 2022 12:39 -
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Tiercel wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15 2022 20:55 -Very local I think, Dale. From info received, I believe she's called Ruby and lives a few hundred yards away. A magnificent creature - I just hope she leaves my hens alone!A lost austringers hawk for sure, likely fairly local, so someone will be out looking for it.
Have you tried the IBR (Independent Bird Register)? They have a website with a list of lost birds.
If the ID is correct, Ruby apparently has an aversion to men, which would explain the aggressive display (beak wide open and shrieking) as I approached the tree that she was in this morning!
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Steve Dennington wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15 2022 22:25 -A lesbian/feminist Harris hawk?Tiercel wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15 2022 20:55 -Very local I think, Dale. From info received, I believe she's called Ruby and lives a few hundred yards away. A magnificent creature - I just hope she leaves my hens alone!A lost austringers hawk for sure, likely fairly local, so someone will be out looking for it.
Have you tried the IBR (Independent Bird Register)? They have a website with a list of lost birds.
If the ID is correct, Ruby apparently has an aversion to men, which would explain the aggressive display (beak wide open and shrieking) as I approached the tree that she was in this morning!
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Kev Berry wrote: ↑Sun Jul 17 2022 19:56 -You must have known dogs that have reacted similarly, Kev?Steve Dennington wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15 2022 22:25 -A lesbian/feminist Harris hawk?Tiercel wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15 2022 20:55 -Very local I think, Dale. From info received, I believe she's called Ruby and lives a few hundred yards away. A magnificent creature - I just hope she leaves my hens alone!A lost austringers hawk for sure, likely fairly local, so someone will be out looking for it.
Have you tried the IBR (Independent Bird Register)? They have a website with a list of lost birds.
If the ID is correct, Ruby apparently has an aversion to men, which would explain the aggressive display (beak wide open and shrieking) as I approached the tree that she was in this morning!
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Steve Dennington wrote: ↑Sun Jul 17 2022 23:41 -Some....but some of the parrots that passed through my hands could be murderous to the opposite of the sex they prefferedKev Berry wrote: ↑Sun Jul 17 2022 19:56 -You must have known dogs that have reacted similarly, Kev?Steve Dennington wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15 2022 22:25 -A lesbian/feminist Harris hawk?Tiercel wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15 2022 20:55 -Very local I think, Dale. From info received, I believe she's called Ruby and lives a few hundred yards away. A magnificent creature - I just hope she leaves my hens alone!A lost austringers hawk for sure, likely fairly local, so someone will be out looking for it.
Have you tried the IBR (Independent Bird Register)? They have a website with a list of lost birds.
If the ID is correct, Ruby apparently has an aversion to men, which would explain the aggressive display (beak wide open and shrieking) as I approached the tree that she was in this morning!
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Re: Hawk
10 year old cockatoo is very similar. Loves me and spends most of the day on my shoulder. Hates my wife and barely tolerates my daughters.