So a hawk was on a roof next to my office yesterday...

zulchzulu

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Thu Oct-29-09 10:59 AM
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So a hawk was on a roof next to my office yesterday...

Edited on Thu Oct-29-09 11:00 AM by zulchzulu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbpfVtHfvOk

Warning: nature at work

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Barack_America

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Thu Oct-29-09 11:00 AM
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1. Uck.

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MineralMan

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Thu Oct-29-09 11:05 AM
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2. Uh...OK...but what's with the sound effects? Fail!

Hawks eat squirrels. That's not news. Dead squirrels, however, don't say "OW!"

Fail. Not funny. Not educational. Not worth watching in any way. There are many other videos on YouTube of hawks and their prey. It's not a funny thing. It just is.

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zulchzulu

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Thu Oct-29-09 11:12 AM
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4. Go to Walgreens. Aisle Three. It's a box called "Sense of humor". Buy it.

Sheesh... so do hawks make human groaning sounds?

:crazy:

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The_Commonist

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Thu Oct-29-09 11:45 AM
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8. Yeah, too bad about the cheesy sound effects.

That could actually be an interesting video, except for the cheese factor...

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Buzz Clik

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Thu Oct-29-09 11:06 AM
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3. Yummy! We used to have an owl ...

... who loved to eat its prey on a branch outside our bedroom window. Owls start eating the critters while they are still alive; the screams of agony from squirrel/rabbit/young possum were hard to take.

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TexasObserver

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Thu Oct-29-09 11:19 AM
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5. The hawk is thinking "it DOES taste like chicken!"

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kestrel91316

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Thu Oct-29-09 11:29 AM
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6. Well, that IS what hawks and other raptors do........

AFAIAC anybody who has trouble dealing with this needs to go live on the moon.

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Cal Carpenter

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Thu Oct-29-09 11:38 AM
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7. But then they'll get blown up by NASA!

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DainBramaged

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Thu Oct-29-09 12:54 PM
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10. No, they'll get denied soda so that they don't get rotten beaks....

:evilgrin:

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DainBramaged

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Thu Oct-29-09 12:16 PM
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9. Where I live hawks have made a HUGE comeback

There is a pair above my apartments every day, a pair above work, and I've seen numerous pairs hunting on the way to work.

Nature at it's grandest. And they eat vermin not just squirrels. I'll have pictures soon because htye are simply beautiful.

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zulchzulu

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Thu Oct-29-09 12:59 PM
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11. Kidding aside, the hawk is a stunning creature...

Edited on Thu Oct-29-09 01:01 PM by zulchzulu

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conscious evolution

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Thu Oct-29-09 01:22 PM
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12. Same in Atlanta

Also eagles and what appears to be falcons of some sort.We even have blue herons stopping by from time to time.
Thank goodness DDT was banned.

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DainBramaged

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Thu Oct-29-09 01:23 PM
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13. It seems just in the past couple of years they are everywhere

and be it eagle or hawk, NOTHING is more magnificent gliding in the skies.

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Strelnikov_

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Thu Oct-29-09 01:35 PM
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14. I think Sammy the Squirrel met up with Timmy the Tire

Edited on Thu Oct-29-09 01:37 PM by Strelnikov_

before Harry the Hawk entered the picture.

Than again, maybe not looking at those pictures above. Harry may just like entrails as an appetizer.

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zulchzulu

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Thu Oct-29-09 03:44 PM
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18. I'd bet Harry saw Sammy taking too long getting some nuts

Although I didn't see the hawk plop the squirrel on the roof, he/she was working with a fairly plump specimen by the time I saw the event happening. Usually squirrels who get run over get pretty flat...

That said, I have seen quite a few hawks and falcons here in downtown Madison recently. The city is surrounded by lakes and plenty of potential meals are ready for them to partake in.

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Strelnikov_

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Thu Oct-29-09 06:05 PM
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19. In the video Sammy looked kind of flat, but in the pictures you posted

Edited on Thu Oct-29-09 06:13 PM by Strelnikov_

it was pretty clear Harry was probably responsible for Sammy's deflation.

The Harry's of the world don't always win, though. Last Friday passed one of Harrys cousins sitting on top of a delineator post along the highway. A mile or so further down the road, another of Harrys cousins was a bundle of mangle feathers on the shoulder.

Beautiful birds.

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Cleita

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Thu Oct-29-09 01:37 PM
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15. I love watching the hawks do their thing where I live, except when they are

hunting, then it can get very raw and sometimes the death screams of the victims are too much to bear.

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SIMPLYB1980

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Thu Oct-29-09 01:39 PM
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16. This is a really good thread.

K&R but no change. Seems some have a problem with nature at work.

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Sebastian Doyle

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Thu Oct-29-09 01:45 PM
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17. That hawk would love my neighborhood. Squirrels everywhere.

Frankly, I'd rather see a bird of prey take them out, than have to scrape their pancaked remains off the street, which unfortunately happens once in a while.

Used to have some bald eagles nesting somewhere nearby. Guess they moved on. Not sure why, but it wasn't a lack of food source!

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Strelnikov_

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Thu Oct-29-09 06:07 PM
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20. If Harry wants to visit, I can guarantee all the god-damned rabbits

he would care to eat.

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Whisp

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Thu Oct-29-09 06:11 PM
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21. if it ws Cheney I would have got my squirrel gun out. nt

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