Hawk on the Wire or why I get fewer birds
Dec 1, 2019 14:44:41 #
jwm1944 wrote:
Sharp shinned hawk..nice shot
Thanks
Around here it is 90% chance to be a Cooper's - a pair have raised broods in the neighborhood the last 2-3 years.
This one would be on the large end of the size scale for Sharp Shinned. Which ever it is the eyes are still yellow so it is young.
But, I have seen a sharp shinned a few years ago so maybe I have both types hanging around now.
Dec 1, 2019 14:45:31 #
WDCash wrote:
Very nice Robert.
Not everyone can have a bird feeder and a hawk feeder too.
Not everyone can have a bird feeder and a hawk feeder too.
Thanks, my doves and small birds are so thrilled about it.
Dec 1, 2019 14:47:43 #
Jay Pat wrote:
Have not heard of this hawk.
Enjoyed viewing this one!
Pat
Enjoyed viewing this one!
Pat
Thank you
That would be Henery the chicken hawk of the Henery Hawk and Foghorn Leghorn cartoons. (aka Henry - but in the cartoons it was Henery the Baby Chicken Hawk)
Dec 1, 2019 14:48:02 #
Dec 2, 2019 05:35:47 #
robertjerl wrote:
Besides the yard next door getting the dead tree r... (show quote)
Very nice captures Jerry
Dec 2, 2019 06:01:53 #
Hassie
Loc: Central Pennsylvania
(On the 21st when the first brave dove in hours came down on the old swing set and just as I was focusing BAM! gone. Out of the corner of my eye I saw something land on the wires, turned my head and here is Henery Hawk.)
I had a similar experience about a month ago. I had the dog out in the yard and there were a lot of birds around. The next thing I heard was the hawk flying past my head and landing in the largest tree. Really caused some consternation in the birds. They disappeared quickly.
I had a similar experience about a month ago. I had the dog out in the yard and there were a lot of birds around. The next thing I heard was the hawk flying past my head and landing in the largest tree. Really caused some consternation in the birds. They disappeared quickly.
Dec 2, 2019 06:16:36 #
shutterhawk
Loc: Cape Cod
robertjerl wrote:
Besides the yard next door getting the dead tree r... (show quote)
Rounded tail feathers and brown color say this is an immature Coopers Hawk. Looks small so likely a male.
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Dec 2, 2019 12:05:52 #
Nice shots. There will definitely be less small birds around with him there. Have a couple of feeders in my front yard, used to get a lot of birds until a hawk showed up. He would sit on the wires and just wait for the small birds to come to the feeder.
Dec 2, 2019 13:20:02 #
Nice shots. Cooper's Hawks learn quickly that bird feeders are designed for hawks too. They learn that over hunting a feeder means no lunch so generally they move their feeding territory periodically. They seem to also have a sense of humor. One will come blasting into a feeder with no intent of making a kill, scattering birds in all directions and then just sit there looking satisfied. 
Dec 2, 2019 13:26:11 #
Sharon B
Loc: Orlando, FL
I like his eye better in the first one - there's more of a red tint in his pupil on the second one.
Dec 2, 2019 14:36:29 #
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