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In reply to the discussion: Just saw a bird of prey swoop down and snatch something off my bird feeder. [View all]Mrs. Overall
(6,839 posts)8. Do you have sharp-shinned hawks in your area (sharpies)--
Last edited Sun Nov 18, 2018, 01:37 PM - Edit history (1)
They are notorious for staking out bird feeders and very quickly swooping in and grabbing small birds. They will also kill chipmunks and small squirrels. They are smaller than a red-tailed hawk.
I had a sharpie that would position itself on a branch near my bird feeder and it would pick off chickadees and juncos, and occasionally it would kill chipmunks that were foraging the seeds below the feeder. Its speed was amazing.
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Just saw a bird of prey swoop down and snatch something off my bird feeder. [View all]
The Velveteen Ocelot
Nov 2018
OP
I live in a big raptor area. Between the red-tailed hawks, prairie falcons and Great Horned owls...
hlthe2b
Nov 2018
#6
THe largest red-tailed hawk and Great Horned owls are five pounds-- readily able to kill a yorkie
hlthe2b
Nov 2018
#14
Then I accept YOUR correction and inferred (though it should have been overt) apology for your error
hlthe2b
Nov 2018
#16
We have them here (Minnesota) but they tend to migrate south in the fall.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Nov 2018
#10
We had a pair of red shouldered hawks breed in a wooded strip by our yard
YessirAtsaFact
Nov 2018
#9