Today I was outside I heard what I thought was the shreek of a hawk deep and piercing. I noticed my buckeyes going at it as one roo is in a breeding program. While the other gets to free range. (these guys make some pretty strange dino sounds crys and growls)
Until I noticed every hen off the yard my Buckeye at attention and my Black Austrelorp and Barred Rock same as the other day all Puffed out and ready for what ever was coming. But they didnt even make me shutter what did that was when I saw my 7 month Old Bourbon Red Turkey Fan his feathers up Rough his feathers up and seemed to grow to x2 his size right infront of my eyes. and started chirping and scratching. Finally I saw what was in the sky.
At first I thought I saw 2 buzzards. these birds were very high at this moment. Then I swore I saw 2 eagles With White feathers but as I said these birds were way up at this point. now they start decending downward And I definatly see 2 buzzards, Now that I can make them out I realize I have 2 Red Tail Hawks On top of the farm. Then it happens the 2 hawks Crash into each other feathers fly down I then notice flying a little lower are 2 smaller red tails probably this years hatch. those birds were fending off my mocking birds and scissor tails. The buzzard hits the hawk, and the other one circles low over my house. these birds all of them 4 hawks 2 buzzards fought over my pond both of my neighbors Pastures. I tried to film it but they were so High by the time I got camera all you can see are dots.
What caused these birds to all be over my pond fighting like that. I do know that a week ago there were 2 puddles left and since we havent had rain since july it dried up. It was stocked with catfish and florida black bass. Alot of those are dead now so I understand buzzards plus thats where I put my carcasses of skunks coons ect. But why did the hawks fight eachother while trying to fend off song birds and buzzards? Does anyone know why they displayed this behavior. Should I worry about this. I have been in the country many years. I have seen hawks grab Dove out of mid air. Red Tails are very common to these parts of Oklahoma. But I never seen so many birds in one fight before and it conserns me any advice would be apreciated thanks alot.
Until I noticed every hen off the yard my Buckeye at attention and my Black Austrelorp and Barred Rock same as the other day all Puffed out and ready for what ever was coming. But they didnt even make me shutter what did that was when I saw my 7 month Old Bourbon Red Turkey Fan his feathers up Rough his feathers up and seemed to grow to x2 his size right infront of my eyes. and started chirping and scratching. Finally I saw what was in the sky.
At first I thought I saw 2 buzzards. these birds were very high at this moment. Then I swore I saw 2 eagles With White feathers but as I said these birds were way up at this point. now they start decending downward And I definatly see 2 buzzards, Now that I can make them out I realize I have 2 Red Tail Hawks On top of the farm. Then it happens the 2 hawks Crash into each other feathers fly down I then notice flying a little lower are 2 smaller red tails probably this years hatch. those birds were fending off my mocking birds and scissor tails. The buzzard hits the hawk, and the other one circles low over my house. these birds all of them 4 hawks 2 buzzards fought over my pond both of my neighbors Pastures. I tried to film it but they were so High by the time I got camera all you can see are dots.
What caused these birds to all be over my pond fighting like that. I do know that a week ago there were 2 puddles left and since we havent had rain since july it dried up. It was stocked with catfish and florida black bass. Alot of those are dead now so I understand buzzards plus thats where I put my carcasses of skunks coons ect. But why did the hawks fight eachother while trying to fend off song birds and buzzards? Does anyone know why they displayed this behavior. Should I worry about this. I have been in the country many years. I have seen hawks grab Dove out of mid air. Red Tails are very common to these parts of Oklahoma. But I never seen so many birds in one fight before and it conserns me any advice would be apreciated thanks alot.
