Hawk in the yard!
Aug 1, 2018 19:55:37 #
This youngster has been hanging around for months now and is not afraid of anything. I was sitting in the back corner of the yard where I propagate plants and he lands not 7 feet away in the low hanging branches of a tree. He stares at me and proceeds to fuss at me. I carried on a conversation with him until he flew off into the upper branches. He has just about decimated the squirrel population and some birds so most birds are hiding when he is around. I don't let the cat out unless I am with him because he is the same size and general color of a rabbit. And we do have rabbits as I have flushed several from my overgrown garden. I don't have the proper lens to get a really good shot of him. That is the Bluebird house on which he is perching. I tried cropping but the results were poor. I'm not sure the type of hawk as he is a juvenile.
Aug 1, 2018 20:18:00 #
Corolyn wrote:
Looks to me like a red-shouldered - especially with the bright yellow legs. Keep trying - you'll get him yet.This youngster has been hanging around for months ... (show quote)
Aug 1, 2018 22:06:59 #
rplain1 wrote:
Looks to me like a red-shouldered - especially with the bright yellow legs. Keep trying - you'll get him yet.
..
Aug 2, 2018 04:52:28 #
Aug 2, 2018 06:18:30 #
Aug 2, 2018 06:53:04 #
My friend was in the garden with her little dog when the hawk swooped down and grabbed the dog with her real close to my friend. Good luck with your cat.
Aug 2, 2018 07:32:19 #
Corolyn wrote:
This youngster has been hanging around for months ... (show quote)
Corolyn, understand the frustration of getting a decent photo, however, you still got a photo of him.
Greg
Aug 2, 2018 10:13:57 #
Geezer Bill
Loc: San Diego County, CA
The bird is an adult Red-Shouldered hawk. They are noisy, but not really any danger to your pal the cat. Rodents probably make up the largest part of its diet and the birds in the yard scatter because this bird resembles a Cooper's Hawk which is very adept at snagging them for a meal!
Aug 2, 2018 14:22:59 #
WOW... he is a big one!! Smart not to let KitKat out.... and hope he doesn't get any of your garden visitors!!
Aug 2, 2018 17:51:30 #
Looks like a Red-shouldered to me too, Corolyn. We have one that hangs around our back yard looking for squirrels. The young ones seem to be almost fearless.
Aug 3, 2018 15:33:56 #
rplain1 wrote:
Looks to me like a red-shouldered - especially with the bright yellow legs. Keep trying - you'll get him yet.
Thanks, Bob! I wasn't sure but that was one of my choices. I should have paid more attention to the legs!
Aug 3, 2018 15:35:10 #
Aug 3, 2018 15:35:30 #
Aug 3, 2018 15:35:48 #
Aug 3, 2018 15:36:39 #
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.