NEVER! Nothing worse than smug hawks, those that know you cannot do anything to them. They sit around on their branches, waiting, defiantly chatting about you behind your back.
Give em what for, I say!
This is correct - you can apply all the trickery you want, in an attempt to thwart them. Cursing at them loudly is okay, too.
What you cannot do is molest, harass, trifle with, go near, sneak up on, trap, shoot at, throw rocks or otherwise bother them.
Very interesting. The suggestions made by this are encouraging....
However, paying fines and serving sentences of whatever sort at the hands of the 'watchdogs' remains a part of the situation.
That makes me bristle.
Thanks, though, for the research. Your point is well taken. :)
Hey, thanks for your comments. I'm betting the reason there are a lot of hawks in your vicinity, is that the balance is shifted towards them, not us.
So I'm in a sticky spot....
I don't have morality when it comes to predators - it is not a moral matter to me.
As far as I'm concerned, they...
Yeah, that's right - they are protected by the Migratory Bird Act of 1918. As I recall this was enacted to deter trade in feathers, among other things. Why it remains a 'blanket policy' today where BOP's and livestock are concerned is beyond me.
This is a sore spot with me. Before 1918...