Hawk attacks Banty, then 9 year old girl....twice!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JestersEye]

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Rabies is a mammal disease... it doesn't affect birds.

 

[Ladyhawke1]

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What I suspect that you have here is a bird that has been separated from it handler. Years ago my brother-in–law called us and told us that an “eagle had just “attacked” him and his girls. He called us because we were familiar with and had done hawk rescue before.

My husband went over to his house with some heavy leather gloves, held his arm up and whistled and the “eagle" came down and landed on his arm. The “eagle” turned out to be a partially trained Red Tailed Hawk that had gotten away from its owner.

Any defensive posturing from this animal with the little girl with its wings is that of an animal not used to sudden moves by someone it is not familiar with. With these partially tamed birds, your arm is where it usually finds portions of meat/food. You possibly have a half-tame bird that is lost and that is a shame.

 

[JestersEye]

My sister also found and rescued a falconer's hawk, in the same way. She had noticed it's "unnatural" behavior and then spotted a piece of a leather tether hanging from it's leg. Maybe this kind of tragedy is more common than we think. Poor birds!

 

[crosbygroup]

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Do you really think fish and game would have a problem if you killed a hawk while it was attacking a child? Personally, if it came after my child I'd defend my child and call the wildlife people to come pick up the bird. I would not go out of my way to hunt down a bird, but I would go out and watch that my child was safe.

 

[M To The Maxx]

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Do you really think fish and game would have a problem if you killed a hawk while it was attacking a child? Personally, if it came after my child I'd defend my child and call the wildlife people to come pick up the bird. I would not go out of my way to hunt down a bird, but I would go out and watch that my child was safe.

Red Tailed Hawks are on the ENDANGERED list. It really wouldn't matter to them. It is different with foxes, wolves, dogs, etc. But when it is an edangered animal Fish and Wildlife WILL take action.

 

[Imp]

The summer before last a hawk flew down and latched onto the arm of a driver going down the freeway. The driver pulled his arm into the cab of the pickup with the hawk. Couldn't get the hawk off so drove into a gas station for help. Eventually they got the hawk off, but his arm was pretty tore up. The hawk was fine.

About 10 years ago I had a hawk fly down and pace my car, just outside the open passenger window, for about 15 seconds. Totally awesome to see it less than 3 feet from me.

Imp

 

[crosbygroup]

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Do you really think fish and game would have a problem if you killed a hawk while it was attacking a child? Personally, if it came after my child I'd defend my child and call the wildlife people to come pick up the bird. I would not go out of my way to hunt down a bird, but I would go out and watch that my child was safe.

Red Tailed Hawks are on the ENDANGERED list. It really wouldn't matter to them. It is different with foxes, wolves, dogs, etc. But when it is an edangered animal Fish and Wildlife WILL take action.

Maybe fish and game would send someone out to watch the behavior? Would they try and relocate the bird?

 

[M To The Maxx]

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Red Tailed Hawks are on the ENDANGERED list. It really wouldn't matter to them. It is different with foxes, wolves, dogs, etc. But when it is an edangered animal Fish and Wildlife WILL take action.

Maybe fish and game would send someone out to watch the behavior? Would they try and relocate the bird?

They will if you file a report most likely.

 

[rittert3]

From a hunters point of veiw I find falconry facinating, however from a parent and bird owners point of veiw... You can get a permit to kill 1 hawk if they are killing your livestock and I'm sure if they are possing a threat to children. You have to go through the federal fish and game dept. to get it and I think there is a fee, You also have to make sure it's the problem bird that you get as it is only for 1 bird, and turn the carcase in because there is a law that states you can't possess any part of a BOP. Collecting a bird to practice falconry with is a whole nother complicated process.

 

[babyblue]

a hawk could maim and blind a full grown adult let alone a small child. while endangered if caught in the act most parents will do what comes natural and protect their children, even if it means beating a hawk to death.