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Post by Axeman on May 2, 2008 8:30:45 GMT -6
On July 11th 2007, we came home to find a young red tail hawk on our deck! Apparently, he had just left the nest and was still learning to fly. He spent over five hours walking the rails of our deck and the rest of the night just twenty feet off the deck in a small tree in our back yard. During this tme we took nearly 100 photos and three videos of him. He was not the least bit scared of us and we even got to pet him. This was truely a once in a life time experience.      |
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Post by Tonnymonk on May 2, 2008 8:32:40 GMT -6
Awesome pics!! How cool that you got to pet him! Thanks Axeman!!
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2008 8:57:49 GMT -6
Woo, super nice pics.......bet ya never have another experience like that again.........thanks Axeman  |
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Post by Axeman on May 6, 2008 15:47:09 GMT -6
It truly was a VERY unusual experience.
Not to mention the Adrenalin rush!
Just one more notch in our wildlife photography portfolio.
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Post by egh on Aug 2, 2008 5:55:32 GMT -6
that is awesome! great photos........yf egh
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Post by Penny on Aug 3, 2008 8:20:49 GMT -6
Those ARE some awsome pics!!
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Post by abirdseyeview on Aug 4, 2008 9:59:16 GMT -6
WOW!  |
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Post by bscamo on Aug 8, 2008 11:41:45 GMT -6
COOL PIX ! Did it try to eat the rubber snake ?   |
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Post by abirdseyeview on Aug 8, 2008 11:57:29 GMT -6
Bscamo, Would you try to eat a rubber snake?   |
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Post by Tster on Aug 10, 2008 11:56:03 GMT -6
I suppose we should have updated this way before now, We had the DNR come out and check the Hawk, he said it was justing learning to fly. I tried to feed it, it wouldn't eat or drink, but it stayed here for a few days flying from one tree to another and then we found it's feathers and carcass about 1 week later. It was really sad to see this beautiful bird dead. We don't know if it starved or something killed it.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2008 18:26:07 GMT -6
How sad  |
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Post by lucy on Aug 10, 2008 21:54:36 GMT -6
Oh, I just saw those beautiful pics. I hate to hear it ended up dead.
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Post by abirdseyeview on Aug 11, 2008 12:14:31 GMT -6
Yes, they are a beautiful bird, but they can make a mess in a chicken yard. Keeps me buying netting.  |
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Post by bscamo on Aug 11, 2008 20:12:07 GMT -6
Bscamo, Would you try to eat a rubber snake? Nope , but then again , I'm not a hawk.  Over the years I've had a few birds sneak into my boat & choke to death on rubber worms. Hence the saying "bird brain". |
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Post by bscamo on Aug 11, 2008 20:17:02 GMT -6
"t" , sorry to hear about that. One of the pix sort of looked like it may have had a problem with its left eye. At least you guys got some joy before it exited to the big chicken coop in the sky ! Unfortunately , death is a fact of life.  |
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Post by Tster on Aug 14, 2008 17:41:41 GMT -6
Thanks to all. It was a sad time, I did get a few feathers to put up with all the bird photos we have in the den. It was so nice to pet the hawk. I only wish he had made it.
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