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Posted: 1/17/2020 3:47:43 PM EDT
I've seen juveniles hang out in groups but nothing like this ? Is this common ?
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Should be treated the same as Groundhogs, Feral Cats and Feral Pigs.
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Probably last years brood. Too young to mate. Too old to stay at home with mom and dad.
I've seen 2 in a tree a few times at the homestead. Seeing 3 Pileated Woodpeckers was pretty exciting though. |
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Probably 3 nestlings that have stuck together longer than redtail hawks usually do. It's unusual whether that's the case or not. Can't understand why people think all predators, bird and/or animal, should be killed.
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I had 3 bald eagles in a tree 75 yards away during deer season a couple years ago. 2 adults and one juvenile eating on my gut pile. Was pretty awesome.
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Should be treated the same as Groundhogs, Feral Cats and Feral Pigs. View Quote |
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Quoted: You leave my animal brothers(sisters, too, I just can’t tell them apart) alone. I wanted a really cool, dangerous spirit animal, like a grizzly bear or great white shark. Instead, I got red-tail hawks, but it’s cool... View Quote So does the spirit animal choose you; how does that work? |
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Why would you start this thread with no pics? c'mon bud, sort yourself oot.
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I would think a bird of prey would be a cool spirit animal. Flying around, killing stuff, great vision. So does the spirit animal choose you; how does that work? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted: You leave my animal brothers(sisters, too, I just can’t tell them apart) alone. I wanted a really cool, dangerous spirit animal, like a grizzly bear or great white shark. Instead, I got red-tail hawks, but it’s cool... So does the spirit animal choose you; how does that work? I’m only half serious about spirit animals, and I honestly don’t know how it’s supposed to work, but I have an interesting(to me, anyway) story about red tails and me. I once got really lost in rural Arkansas after delivering a load of pipe to a job-site, and the ‘shortcut’ back to I-40 got me even more lost. It was getting dark, no sun, pre cell phone, my map didn’t show the road I was on, and I was a new driver beginning to panic. I got to a T-intersection and there was a hawk sitting on the sign. It turned its head and looked to the left & back at me a few times. I took it as a sign, turned left and followed the road to another T-intersection and found another hawk, this one looking to the right. This continued several more times until I could see 40 off in the distance, at which point I saw no more hawks. Another time Mrs. IHJ came to pick me up from work, but couldn’t find which truck was mine. There were 100 identical tractors parked in rows & I was asleep in the back of one of them. She circled the lot until she saw a hawk sitting on a lamp post right above my truck, so she stopped. The hawk dipped its head a few times and then flew off, and Mrs. IHJ’s knock on the door woke me up. |
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Should be treated the same as Groundhogs, Feral Cats and Feral Pigs. Sincerely, Elmer Fudd 1950 |
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Quoted: I sure could use some of their help in the eyesight department. My myopic ass needs to get to the eye doctor for new glasses soon. I’m only half serious about spirit animals, and I honestly don’t know how it’s supposed to work, but I have an interesting(to me, anyway) story about red tails and me. I once got really lost in rural Arkansas after delivering a load of pipe to a job-site, and the ‘shortcut’ back to I-40 got me even more lost. It was getting dark, no sun, pre cell phone, my map didn’t show the road I was on, and I was a new driver. I got to a T-intersection and there was a hawk sitting on the sign. It turned its head and looked to the left & back at me a few times. I took it as a sing, turned left and followed the road to another T-intersection and found another hawk, this one looking to the right. This continued several more times until I could see 40 off in the distance, at which point I saw no more hawks. Another time Mrs. IHJ came to pick me up from work, but couldn’t find which truck was mine. There were 100 identical tractors parked in rows & I was asleep in the back of one of them. She circled the lot until she saw a hawk sitting on a lamp post right above my truck, so she stopped. The hawk dipped its head a few times and then flew off, and Mrs. IHJ’s knock on the door woke me up. View Quote |
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My chickens were all under the coop the other day, I thought it was unusual, looked up and there was a hawk of some variety, too far away to positively identify.
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CoC 6 removed --- Edited by brass
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I never realized how big those birds are until recently View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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I saw 2 in a tree in my yard yesterday.One has been here all winter.
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I would like to see you do that, just before I slipped a 68gr behind your ear. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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We have a generational redtail nest in the yard next to ours.
They keep the critters in check. We also have a pair of great horned owls this year. Given that we are overrun with rats and rabbits, they are welcome. |
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Who’s the Arfcommer who shot video of the red tail nailing mice that he set out on his porch railing? All you could see was the mouse, then WHAM, the talons smash down on the mouse like something out of a Godzilla movie.
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And they shouldn't be. There's plenty of them around here, but not plenty of rabbits, quail, grouse, etc.. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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They are federally protected by the MBTA and can not be hunted. Further - you could argue that if the raptor populations are plentiful, that prey population are or were also plentiful. Like all predators, Buteo pops will lag prey pop inputs. I’ll bet things are balanced just fine. Historical overpopulation of prey species as a result of predator control isn’t a reason to control predators when prey pops drop. Predator pops will drop naturally, prey pops will recover, and you start the cycle all over. Most cases it just means YOU have to work harder when hunting. I know I know “but muh elk... fucking wolves...” Ecosystems will try to find equilibrium, so hang on for the ride as they do. |
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I would like to see you do that, just before I slipped a 68gr behind your ear. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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20ga 7/8 #6 Here, hold my beer while I step on my dick. |
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I would like to see you do that, just before I slipped a 68gr behind your ear. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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20ga 7/8 #6 Congrats I guess. |
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Ya real cool until your chickens, ducks and turkeys start getting torn to pieces in front of you.
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Quoted: I sure could use some of their help in the eyesight department. My myopic ass needs to get to the eye doctor for new glasses soon. I'm only half serious about spirit animals, and I honestly don't know how it's supposed to work, but I have an interesting(to me, anyway) story about red tails and me. I once got really lost in rural Arkansas after delivering a load of pipe to a job-site, and the 'shortcut' back to I-40 got me even more lost. It was getting dark, no sun, pre cell phone, my map didn't show the road I was on, and I was a new driver beginning to panic. I got to a T-intersection and there was a hawk sitting on the sign. It turned its head and looked to the left & back at me a few times. I took it as a sign, turned left and followed the road to another T-intersection and found another hawk, this one looking to the right. This continued several more times until I could see 40 off in the distance, at which point I saw no more hawks. Another time Mrs. IHJ came to pick me up from work, but couldn't find which truck was mine. There were 100 identical tractors parked in rows & I was asleep in the back of one of them. She circled the lot until she saw a hawk sitting on a lamp post right above my truck, so she stopped. The hawk dipped its head a few times and then flew off, and Mrs. IHJ's knock on the door woke me up. View Quote I enjoy your posts as your posts very much different than the usual GD drivel. (no homo) |
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