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Post by John on Sept 23, 2005 18:28:51 GMT -5
hoosier hunter:
I knew it would be a Hawk. ;D Those things are reaking havoc around here. They have exploded in numbers in the past five or so years. I have personally watched them attack many different types of livestock and wild animals. And photographed many of them. They are a beatiful bird and very strong, and they can be quite a nuissance to many a farmer with chickens or rabbits.
It will probably stay away now, but I would still keep up the screen top.
John
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Sept 23, 2005 20:03:10 GMT -5
Here's a couple pics. The first one is when I walked into the chicken coup and decided at that point I didn't belong in there with him. The second pic is after I walked him to the door with a stick and he walked out. This was seconds before he hit the blue sky.   |
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 23, 2005 20:42:04 GMT -5
Great pictures..
He has those wings out there showing you how big he is to try and scare you off..
Glad it all worked out for you and your chickens are now safe..
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Post by trapperdave on Sept 24, 2005 9:33:17 GMT -5
Reminds me of the Foghorn Leghorn cartoon... "I'm a chicken hawk..."
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 24, 2005 9:50:29 GMT -5
Reminds me of the Foghorn Leghorn cartoon... "I'm a chicken hawk..."  |
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Sept 24, 2005 11:17:33 GMT -5
I'm assuming this is a Red Tail hawk?  |
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Post by duff on Sept 24, 2005 14:53:14 GMT -5
Yep, redtail. I think I would have backed away from that dude too. He looks pretty warm and cuddly but I would not try to wrestle him out of there.
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Post by cday on Sept 24, 2005 20:52:42 GMT -5
Do like most farmers down this way do, shoot'em and leaving lay. Yes it is a federal offense shooting these, but most feel they have the right to protect their property as well.
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Post by steiny on Sept 25, 2005 12:08:52 GMT -5
I believe you can legally shoot those varmits when they are getting into your livestock. Should have given that dude a .22 cal supository.
Those things are cold blooded, effective killers. Pretty hard for quail or pheasants to get reestablished anywhere there is a good population of those varmits.
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Post by John on Sept 25, 2005 19:29:17 GMT -5
steiny:
They are destroying the Rabbit population, and Wood cock around me. I can walk into sometimes three or more Rabbit kills eaten by them in one day of walking.
John
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Sept 27, 2005 14:45:06 GMT -5
Looks like he was saying "come to daddy", so I can give you some loving!!!!!!!
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