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iscooterliberally

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6. That's what I thought too.

Reply to Beringia (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 9, 2019, 10:59 AM

Jul 2019

We just had 4 baby hawks grow up on our old street. We just moved a few blocks away about a week ago. The hawks are now grown, but they hang out together and hunt together. They mostly get doves and pigeons from what I saw. They went after my adult son when he walked to the store one day. They never bothered me, but I was always walking big dogs. The hawks were constantly harassed by Mocking Birds though. Those little buggers are tough! There's lots of bird involved harassment in south Florida, but I do love watching them.

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Hawk Lands On Moving Car -- And Decides He's Going For A Ride [View all] catbyte Jul 2019 OP

Looks like it could be a fledgling and confused Beringia Jul 2019 #1

That's what I thought too. iscooterliberally Jul 2019 #6

Yes, and this is the season, about the time there are fledglings Beringia Jul 2019 #7

Quite likely. Disaffected Jul 2019 #8

Well that was certainly exciting for them. Fla Dem Jul 2019 #2

Now...... if only we can train it to land on trump's head......... Afromania Jul 2019 #3

A teenager on a dare?? An initiation rite? Now it worked, more hawks will hitch rides? bobbieinok Jul 2019 #4

that is so special. barbtries Jul 2019 #5

Mystifying mother nature! Compare the bird, all calm, cool and collected, with the humans Karadeniz Jul 2019 #9

I would have pulled over instead of driving slow Niagara Jul 2019 #10

I would've used the windshield wipers...... lastlib Jul 2019 #13

The car alarm or horn might work to scare the hawk off the hood Niagara Jul 2019 #16

If a juvie, bad news. 3Hotdogs Jul 2019 #11

"Surfing safari" Historic NY Jul 2019 #12

I have heard that they have problems w/ street peddlers...perhaps the bird was hawking his/her ... SWBTATTReg Jul 2019 #14

Why did they drive the bird out of the area ? Pull over you can get it off the hood lunasun Jul 2019 #15

When a hawk catches prey Bob Loblaw Jul 2019 #17