Last week after the snow had melted some, a hawk showed up. It was a Sharp-Shinned Hawk. This is one of the breeds commonly referred to as a "Chicken Hawk". The others around here are Cooper and Red-Tail. The Shinned is the smallest of the 3.
Anyways, this medium/small hawk hit the brush pile in the garden after a bird, probably a sparrow. All the snow was gone off the brush, so it was full of birds. The problem is that there was someone else hunting in the brush.
At the same moment that the hawk hit the top Barbara(cat) jumped up through the side towards the top. When she saw what she was jumping after it scared the crap out of her. At the same time the terrified Hawk was doing it's best to get out of the brush and away from this crazy cat.
Some how Barbara changed directions in mid air, landed away from the Hawk, and took off up through the yard. The hawk managed to get out of the brush and took off in a straight line across the far tree line a few neighbors over. That thing was fast. I doupt it will be back.
That is one way to get rid of hawks.
I was laughing so hard I had to go to the bathroom before I had an accident.
Matt
Anyways, this medium/small hawk hit the brush pile in the garden after a bird, probably a sparrow. All the snow was gone off the brush, so it was full of birds. The problem is that there was someone else hunting in the brush.
At the same moment that the hawk hit the top Barbara(cat) jumped up through the side towards the top. When she saw what she was jumping after it scared the crap out of her. At the same time the terrified Hawk was doing it's best to get out of the brush and away from this crazy cat.
Some how Barbara changed directions in mid air, landed away from the Hawk, and took off up through the yard. The hawk managed to get out of the brush and took off in a straight line across the far tree line a few neighbors over. That thing was fast. I doupt it will be back.

I was laughing so hard I had to go to the bathroom before I had an accident.

Matt