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re: Kitten almost eaten by hawk
Posted on 12/31/23 at 11:33 am to yaboidarrell
Posted on 12/31/23 at 11:33 am to yaboidarrell
Was just outside and there are three hawks flying around in the air currents... One time I was watching my dog (15 pounds) in the backyard and all of a sudden a hawk came from the sun side. My dog got the Clint Eastwood eyes and ducked down. As the hawk got closer it changed it's mind. But coming out of the sun was a clever trick to surprise it's prey...
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Posted on 12/31/23 at 11:55 am to LegendInMyMind
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Checks out bigly
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There are so many interesting things going on in this video. First off, the hawk. This is a red-tailed hawk, which are super common across the United States. However, as you can see briefly at 0:20, the tail is not red. This means this red-tail is a juvenile, less than a year old. And judging by the size, it's likely a female (females are bigger than males). Also, when the hawk is first foiled by the windshield, you can see her start to hackle - raising the feathers on the back of her head. That means the same thing with birds as it does with dogs: she's mad. Because birds have a difficult time seeing glass, she has no idea what is preventing her from eating this tasty snack.
The next interesting thing is the background noise. You can hear a lot of crows start to vocalize right when the hawk makes her first attempt. Crows hate hawks. You can often see them dive-bombing hawks and chasing them off - a behavior called "mobbing". Through this video you can hear the crows calling to each other - they may be warning each other about the hawk or may be calling in reinforcements to chase it off. Crows are extremely intelligent birds and have complex vocalizations. If I were that hawk, I'd be getting out of there before the crows take matters into their own claws.
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LegendInMyMind
Checks out bigly
Posted on 12/31/23 at 12:01 pm to GeauxTigers0107
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GeauxTigers0107
Dweeb
Posted on 12/31/23 at 12:03 pm to yaboidarrell
We have hawks, owls, coyotes, and whatever. I always thought a hawk would get one of my two kittens, but the kittens made it.
If you have a crow or two around, they will alert any animal in the vicinity to a hawk.
If you have a crow or two around, they will alert any animal in the vicinity to a hawk.
Posted on 12/31/23 at 12:16 pm to GeauxTigers0107
your "pinned comment" didn't exist when legendinmymind made his comment here...i watched the video and read the comments...maybe he's the one who made the youtube comment...either way, your weird attempt at a gotcha is a fail...
Posted on 12/31/23 at 12:18 pm to GeauxTigers0107
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GeauxTigers0107
I don't give shite what you think I read, boy. This isn't even the first time I've talked about hawks and crows on the OT. I've said similar shite before. I've talked about Purple Martins, Hummingbirds, shitty European Starlings, and House Sparrows. Believe it or not, some people just know shite. They aren't mouth breathing idiots like you.
Now, suck my dick....boy.
Posted on 12/31/23 at 12:21 pm to pussywillows
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your "pinned comment" didn't exist when legendinmymind made his comment here
Heeyyyy, would ya look at that! Thanks, PW.
We need to dig the interesting pics thread back up, and I need to get to taking some bird shots.
Posted on 12/31/23 at 12:40 pm to yaboidarrell
Mama Cat approves this thread.
This post was edited on 12/31/23 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 12/31/23 at 1:38 pm to saint tiger225
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Yea, wonder if it's a younger hawk. That is kind of strange.
Someone in the comments says that it was a juvenile hawk, likely less than a year old, based on the tail color. That's a Red Tailed Hawk but the tail is white, indicating its youth.
Posted on 12/31/23 at 2:04 pm to NCIS_76
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Mama Cat approves this thread
Tuxedo cats rock. So chill.
Posted on 12/31/23 at 3:59 pm to yaboidarrell
I always have a had a huge fear of hawk/owls eating small pets. Probably why big dogs are better you don't have to worry about shite like this
Can't even imagine how shitty it must feel to lose a pet that way
Can't even imagine how shitty it must feel to lose a pet that way
This post was edited on 12/31/23 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 12/31/23 at 4:02 pm to GeauxTigers0107
quote:Dang bro its not that serious
I always feel pity for people like this who read the comments on the video then come back and try to pass it off as their own. Anything for that tiny bit of e-clout, maybe an upvote or fake IQ points. It's sad.
Posted on 12/31/23 at 4:08 pm to Saint Alfonzo
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Kitten noped right out of there.
Found him a hiding place
Posted on 12/31/23 at 4:14 pm to yaboidarrell
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Kitten almost eaten by hawk
Posted on 12/31/23 at 6:41 pm to LegendInMyMind
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hawks don't stand a chance once they're spotted.
Do the crows attack the hawks?
Posted on 12/31/23 at 6:59 pm to Athis
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But coming out of the sun was a clever trick to surprise it's prey...
It worked for the Red Barron.
Posted on 12/31/23 at 7:11 pm to yaboidarrell
Holy shite I was scared for the kitten. I was so happy to learn that he was inside of the car
Posted on 12/31/23 at 7:36 pm to Tempratt
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Do the crows attack the hawks?
Yeah, and not just the crows. They're usually the first to sound the alarm and go after a hawk, but others join in. Blue jays, mocking birds, thrushes, and sometimes robbins do as well. In the Spring and Summer months I have watched crows and purple martins team up and chase hawks away. The martins are much more agile fliers and are capable of flying higher than the hawks. They will chase them, get above them, and dive bomb the hawk. They work together with most of a colony (nearly the entire colony will give chase, for me....40-50 birds), with some chasing at the same level and others climbing and diving. They swap out the divers so that it is one after another. They'll chase the hawks clear out of sight. I've never witnessed a hawk take a martin on-wing, only from a perch.
Crows are similar, but keep the fight closer, working to repeatedly dive at the hawk in flight and harass it if it decides to light nearby.
Hawks can stress the hell out of purple martins, but aren't generally very successful at taking adult birds. Fledglings are at a much greater risk. I use martin and dove decoys to bait the hawks into hitting them instead of the live birds. That few seconds, and a wasted hunt, gives the martins an upper hand. I move the decoys every few days because hawks are smart and quickly learn they aren't real.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 1:35 am to LegendInMyMind
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I need to get to taking some bird shots.
very few of my regular winter birds have showed up...most of my recent pictures have been of bugs, and there haven't been that many of them either :/
Posted on 1/1/24 at 2:50 am to LegendInMyMind
Feed the crows. They will become your bodyguards. The only problem is that no one (edit: and nothing) else will ever be able to set foot in your yard again (unless they feed them, too).
This post was edited on 1/1/24 at 2:52 am
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