Texas Lizard Posted February 9, 2024 Posted February 9, 2024 He should be happy they did not drop him... Texas Lizard
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted February 9, 2024 Posted February 9, 2024 7 hours ago, Texas Lizard said: He should be happy they did not drop him... Texas Lizard I could have been worse. He could have been dropped 100 feet over water, survived the fall, and then been gulped down by a big mouth bass or even worse..... a Carp. ..........Widder
Pat Riot Posted February 9, 2024 Author Posted February 9, 2024 There was a field (huge dirt lot full of desert bushes) next to one of the rail shops I worked at in L.A. County in CA. There were lots rabbits, gophers and snakes in that field. One day I was coming into work on 2nd shift and 2 of the security guards were standing in the roadway at the guard shack looking up into the air. I pulled up and asked what was going on and one said “A hawk just snatched a rabbit.” The other guard said “He dropped it.” The rabbit hit the pavement about 50’ away then the hawk swooped down, snatched it up then flew off. Both guards told me that they see that every once in a while. Hawks killing their prey by dropping it. I had heard that hawks would do that but I had never seen it.
Matthew Duncan Posted February 9, 2024 Posted February 9, 2024 This rabbit had really bad experience.
Pat Riot Posted February 9, 2024 Author Posted February 9, 2024 6 hours ago, Matthew Duncan said: This rabbit had really bad experience. It almost seemed that it dawned on the cat that he probably shouldn’t hang out in the yard with that hawk around.
J-BAR #18287 Posted February 9, 2024 Posted February 9, 2024 Does anyone know what kind of birds those are? Edit: After searching hawks and eagles, I tried kites. I think they may be white-tailed kites.
Pat Riot Posted February 9, 2024 Author Posted February 9, 2024 2 hours ago, J-BAR #18287 said: Does anyone know what kind of birds those are? Edit: After searching hawks and eagles, I tried kites. I think they may be white-tailed kites. I thought they were Ospreys, but the tops of their wings aren’t dark enough.
Eyesa Horg Posted February 9, 2024 Posted February 9, 2024 I did a Google lens search, it's a "White-tailed Kite"
Pat Riot Posted February 10, 2024 Author Posted February 10, 2024 2 hours ago, J-BAR #18287 said: Does anyone know what kind of birds those are? Edit: After searching hawks and eagles, I tried kites. I think they may be white-tailed kites. Maybe Black Winged Kite?
J-BAR #18287 Posted February 10, 2024 Posted February 10, 2024 31 minutes ago, Pat Riot said: Maybe Black Winged Kite? I think you are right. The red eyes are convincing!
Pat Riot Posted February 10, 2024 Author Posted February 10, 2024 1 hour ago, J-BAR #18287 said: I think you are right. The red eyes are convincing! Believe it or not my search words were “Bird of prey with red eyes and a white head”
watab kid Posted February 10, 2024 Posted February 10, 2024 had a red tailed hawk hit a chipmonk on my patio abpout ten feet from here i was grilling one summer
Cypress Sun Posted February 11, 2024 Posted February 11, 2024 22 hours ago, Pat Riot said: Believe it or not my search words were “Bird of prey with red eyes and a white head”
Pat Riot Posted February 11, 2024 Author Posted February 11, 2024 59 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said: I said “red eyes and a white head” not blood wine and a hard head.
watab kid Posted February 11, 2024 Posted February 11, 2024 funny how a thread can change course so quickly , not that im complainin at all , its all sorta educational so far
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted February 11, 2024 Posted February 11, 2024 Sometime you the windshield sometimes you the bug. Dire Straits. JHC
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