Well…that explains our sudden decrease in the variety of birds visiting the bird feeder.
Wow – that’s something new – a Hawk chasing the Crows.
Post Inspiration – The adventures of having a trail cam.
PS – Have you ever seen a hawk chase crows? We sadly know why the hawk is around – he’s been feeding on the neighbor’s homing pigeons. Now he’s moved on to our mourning doves and apparently the crows. Sad… Do you know what kind of hawk it is?
Oh no!! The poor little birds. And the bunnies 🙁
This is “survival of the fittest” at its most basic. Great photos though! (I saw a deer yesterday on my walk and thought of you and your collection of wildlife. It strolled across the street about 20 or so feet ahead of me).
You’ve got that right! It’s quiet in the yard during the day now. Aw, that’s cool about seeing a deer strolling on a street by you.
That bird is kind of creepy. I’ve no idea what kind of hawk that is, but I don’t like him. So there. I said it.
LOL – I don’t disagree with you. I do appreciate the dang thing for ridding the yard of voles, though, I don’t like voles either.
I love reading your posts because not only are they interesting. It’s about living life in a different country to mine. Although every day life is similar the environment is not the same.
Aw, Julie, I so appreciate your compliments. Thank you!! I agree, it is fun to read about what life is like in other parts of the world!
The Hawk is just trying to survive, he should eat more varmint crows…
LOL – the crows are stinky, that’s for sure. I’d be happy if the hawk just ate all the voles. 😉
Wow… Hawk chasing the Crows!
What a capture!
Thanks – I’m quite impressed with the trail cam’s lens and what it does capture for us.
All those crows remind me of The Birds. Scary!
LOL – I think of that movie too when I see all of them in the yard.
you are feeding the hawks too. Indirectly! 🙂 It’s probably either a Cooper’s hawk or Sharp Shinned hawk. They look a lot alike – just different sizes. Unfortunately a male Cooper’s is the same size as a female Sharp Shinned. Both prey on other birds.
LOL – that’s true, the circle of bird lives here in the country is in full force. These hawks are in full force right now, and a lot of different sizes – not sure if they are all related, or if some message was sent around the neighborhood as to where to find good pickings?
They probably heard it on Twitter (hehe!)
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!
I’d guess it’s a chicken hawk. They’re pretty common.
That sounds plausible. We live out in the country (sort of) and there are farms around with chickens.
Remember Henery the Chicken Hawk from the Foghorn Leghorn cartoons?
Yes, that’s exactly what I thought of when you said Chicken Hawk the first time!!
We’ve had a similar hawk in our yard. We have seen the crows chase him away. Crows can be nasty. The hawk was chasing small birds in our neighbor’s yard. I think Coopers as for kind of hawk.
Interesting. All of the predator type birds are creepy to me. Thank you for sharing your vote on what type you think it is!
They are creepy, but they are beautiful in flight, and such talented hunters.
So very true!
Amazing shots. Maybe a trail cam is what I need.
Thanks, Anita! Yes, get one, it’s fun to see what it captures!
Past your post on to our daughter who is having trouble with crows. Sorry about the doves.
Thank you, Carol. The crows are ferocious this year, same with the hawks apparently. I’m sad for the doves, too. They’re such a peaceful bird. Hope your daughter’s situation gets better.
Ask me about beaches Shelley. lol . I have no idea about hawks, I just know I don’t want him near me.
LOL – yes, I bet I could find some questions to ask you about beaches! I won’t send him your way 🙂
LOL
Great fun with your trail cam Shelley 🙂
Yes, indeed!!
Last year we had a Cooper’s Hawk at Council Point Park – I had just fed one of the squirrels and this big bird swooped down and went after him … Stubby ran under a picnic table in the pavilion area and dodged the hawk. It flew to the chain link fence and I got a picture of it and discovered what it was online. They hunt for mice, squirrels and voles but attack birds too. A few years ago I was walking along and heard a loud screeching sound from a bird. The bird was shrieking – nothing I’d ever heard before. I looked up and was sorry I had looked up as a peregrine falcon was chasing a medium-sized bird. The bird was screeching as it got closer. I looked the other way – didn’t want to hear it make the capture. But it did and everything was quiet. I mentioned it to a neighbor who said ” you don’t see any more pigeons around now do you?” I felt sick.
Yeah, I know how you felt, it’s been a sad month watching this part of nature unfold in our yard. 🙁
A fellow blogger (Kate Crimmons) lives in Pennsylvania and has a fish pond and feeds the birds and squirrels all year around. She wrote about the heron feasting on the fish in her pond – that was not so cruel and she replaced the fish and put a board over so the heron could not stand there and help himself. But soon afterward, a fox was routinely sneaking up on birds who fed under the feeder (like doves mostly) and then got a few squirrels who were on the ground eating their peanuts or scamming birdseed from the ground where it had spilled from the feeder. She had the same sick feeling as you had/I have. I’m about to get going – we had some fog earlier and we had a worrisome evening last night as tornadic activity had been predicted – we were okay, but this year and the weather has knocked a year or two off my life.
Yeah, ponds will draw in nature too. Enjoy your walk while the weather permits!!