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Post by Sparkles on Mar 5, 2006 13:32:54 GMT 7
What ever he is he killed one of my canaries this morning and has got all my other birds really freaked out. I hope he goes back to where he came from!   |
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Post by Amanda on Mar 5, 2006 17:21:01 GMT 7
I'd be careful Sparkles...when they find food they never go away! You may have to cover your aviaries or move them to somewhere more secure. And keep an ear out (not to mention a hunk of 4x2, cause I found nothing stops them!)
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Post by Sparkles on Mar 5, 2006 19:16:12 GMT 7
Yeh - I thought that may be the case - he has been hanging around all day. I have moved everyone inside for the time being - with any luck he may get bored and go away. When I first moved here someone warned me that there was one in the area but this is the first time he has been at my place. Its just amazing how freaked out my birds got - and that was before I even knew he was hanging around. Saffy particularly was going nuts in her cage and I was worried she might hurt herself.
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Post by Amanda on Mar 5, 2006 19:42:13 GMT 7
Yeah you know when one's hanging around my place too. The rosella's go nuts like they are being killed and the lorikeet joins in too. It was terrible when I had one actually get onto my veranda...we were wondering how the heck he got up there....until we saw it actually enter in a 20cm gap at the roof, where the roof pitches up  So my veranda is completely enclosed now....only thing that can get in are sparrows and rodents |
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Post by Sparkles on Mar 5, 2006 20:24:27 GMT 7
Yeh I was surprised that he came in under my verandah - it is pretty much enclosed as well with just 'doorways' at either end - looks like i will have close them up to. Shame isn't it. Thats the last time I let my guys out to potter around the garden with me.
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Post by John on Mar 5, 2006 22:40:24 GMT 7
Sorry to hear about your loss Sparkles. I sure hope he doesn't get to any more of your birds.
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Post by Sparkles on Mar 6, 2006 10:28:56 GMT 7
Well 8am this morning - Saffy started screaming her box off and lo and behold there he was. The birds were all inside - but I don't close the curtains in that room so he had spotted them through the door. Persistant isn't he. Took a good 5 mins to calm Saffy down and my weero's are still shaking, no joke.
Its a shame they are such predators though - it would be really nice to appreciate such a striking bird.
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Post by Natenla on Mar 6, 2006 12:53:22 GMT 7
wow, poor you poor thing! It is scary enough if ther is a cat or something hanging about but these sorts can get them through the cages ect! I hope you get rid of him soon.
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Post by Matt on Mar 6, 2006 14:37:32 GMT 7
That is a first or second year brown goshawk female. More than likely a first year bird that is still learning how to hunt properly. Keep the birds out of sight if you can until she moves away and try to hunt her off everytime you see her so that your yard becomes unpleasant for her. These birds spark a real fear in our tame parrots because they still have built in instinctual fear for the body shape of these goshawk species. Goshawks kill many small and medium parrots up to galahs in the wild. I get them here on the aviaries and have actually lost parrots who have stressed to death when I was not home. They also kill and eat my baby chickens and adult bantams and pigeons. It is natural for them to hunt but we should try discourage it around our captive birds if we can. Sometimes cd's hung up will scare them away because they move and flash in the sun, might be worth a try. Hopefully it will move on once it realises that it cannot get anymore of your birds. Sorry to hear about the loss of the canary though, that always sucks.
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Post by Sparkles on Mar 6, 2006 16:20:51 GMT 7
Cool thanks for that Matt - I have been 'googling' trying to identify it.
I will definately give the CD thing a go - I have heard that before as being a good deterent for birds. In the meantime everyone is inside until I am positive she has gone elsewhere. I still can't believe how much Saffy freaked out hey. And yesterday I had no idea the bird was in the vicinity because she was on the roof and I couldnt' see her - but boy did the birds know!
My chooks are in a big old enclosed aviary with shadecloth around most sides so hopefully she hasn't even spotted them - she won't get them anyway.
Haven't seen her this arvo so fingers crossed!
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Post by Sparkles on Mar 7, 2006 18:49:46 GMT 7
OK well its official - Saffy is a drama queen. The hawk is still hanging around but because everyone is inside now they have calmed down a lot when they see (because now there is not only cage but also brick and mortar between them and it) - but noooooooo not Saffy - she just keeps screaming like a girl!!!  I sold a cage today to a guy who used to work for CALM and he said that there is a guy down south somewhere that will, if you can trap it, collect it and release it into the wild down south. He also said that if you can trap it in your yard and leave it there for for a little while (as in hours - not days) and then release it it won't come back to your yard. Just a couple tips for anyone else with the same problem. Now ...... how to catch a hawk ...... |
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Post by John on Mar 7, 2006 23:19:26 GMT 7
I am sure Peter and Matt could catch it
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Post by Natenla on Mar 9, 2006 11:58:37 GMT 7
Hmmm I think I would try the cds first,lol, sounds like too much work catching it!! LOL
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Post by LittleBudgie2005 on Mar 18, 2006 13:38:41 GMT 7
I had the same bird here on the 8th March... wednesday... sitting on the ground looking at my budgies!!!  I was so mad I went outside with a broom and gave it a good hard wack... I haven't seem the bird since... GOOD!!! Grrrr |
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Post by Sparkles on Mar 18, 2006 15:00:48 GMT 7
Its a pain hey - (touch wood) I haven't seen her since and hope I don't.
I knew she was gone because all the other wild birds came back!!
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