SalviaBlue
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Tue Apr-27-10 03:48 PM
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Interesting that the ravens joined the fight.
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| -Wow! Raw nature in my own back yard. |
Stinky The Clown |
Apr-27-10 03:44 PM |
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Isn't nature fascinating? |
ceile |
Apr-27-10 03:45 PM |
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A few years ago, I had the crap scared out of me by a hawk on my deck. |
Stinky The Clown |
Apr-27-10 04:32 PM |
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Hawks...Killing machines that make the great cats seem...... |
rgbecker |
Apr-27-10 03:46 PM |
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Cell phone video! Cell phone video!!! |
BlooInBloo |
Apr-27-10 03:46 PM |
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I actually took it with my Flip camera ...... |
Stinky The Clown |
Apr-27-10 04:22 PM |
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Awwww. :( |
BlooInBloo |
Apr-27-10 06:00 PM |
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Would be great to think that the Ravens were fighting on the squirrels' side..but they were |
BrklynLiberal |
Apr-27-10 03:46 PM |
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Raven's are scavengers so they were looking for a steal imho. n/t |
arthritisR_US |
Apr-27-10 03:50 PM |
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Yeah but scavengers, by definition, steal dead stuff |
lukasahero |
Apr-27-10 04:56 PM |
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it's called piracy when ravens steal prey from hawks |
pitohui |
Apr-27-10 07:26 PM |
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I wasn't the one who chose the word "scavenge" |
lukasahero |
Apr-27-10 07:46 PM |
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Yup. |
yellerpup |
Apr-27-10 03:55 PM |
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Actually ravens and crows are very territorial, |
MadHound |
Apr-27-10 04:14 PM |
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in our yard we throw out peanuts and the crows allow the squirrels to go first |
demigoddess |
Apr-27-10 06:25 PM |
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We also throw peanuts for the squirrels. Our crows |
MineralMan |
Apr-27-10 07:27 PM |
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crows like conflict just fine, they are just smart abt using their energy |
pitohui |
Apr-27-10 07:30 PM |
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around here the crows hate the hawks and attack them any chance they get |
demigoddess |
Apr-28-10 09:20 PM |
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Want to see some incredible nature pics..including many, many hawks..? |
BrklynLiberal |
Apr-27-10 03:48 PM |
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bloody magnificent! TY :-) n/t |
arthritisR_US |
Apr-27-10 03:55 PM |
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The pics are magnificent aren't they? |
BrklynLiberal |
Apr-27-10 03:59 PM |
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Check out these pics. I just can't stop once I start... |
BrklynLiberal |
Apr-27-10 04:05 PM |
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OMG, TY...such beautiful creatures...such majesty :-) ... |
arthritisR_US |
Apr-27-10 04:11 PM |
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National Geographic article with info and some pics |
BrklynLiberal |
Apr-27-10 04:44 PM |
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check out the pic the photog got of an eagle with fish flying over the Hudson nr Central Pk |
BrklynLiberal |
Apr-27-10 04:58 PM |
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unbelievably beautiful. They're beauty and essence leaves me breathless. TY so |
arthritisR_US |
Apr-28-10 01:10 PM |
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edit, misplaced post |
IDemo |
Apr-27-10 06:22 PM |
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That's what this guy was. A red tail hawk. |
Stinky The Clown |
Apr-27-10 04:39 PM |
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Make sure you have plenty of time. I find myself transfixed. |
BrklynLiberal |
Apr-27-10 04:44 PM |
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Holy carp |
lukasahero |
Apr-27-10 04:52 PM |
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That is the only way to do it... |
BrklynLiberal |
Apr-27-10 04:53 PM |
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The photographer got a pic of an eagle..with a fish in its talons...over the Hudson nr Central Pk |
BrklynLiberal |
Apr-27-10 04:57 PM |
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Is it just one photographer? |
lukasahero |
Apr-27-10 05:25 PM |
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Yes. He has been doing this for years. |
BrklynLiberal |
Apr-27-10 07:22 PM |
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We were fishing at Granby lake in Colorado |
Roon |
Apr-27-10 09:09 PM |
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They defintely are better at it than us mere humans. |
BrklynLiberal |
Apr-27-10 09:36 PM |
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No doubt! eom |
Roon |
Apr-28-10 11:13 AM |
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Cool! |
SalviaBlue |
Apr-27-10 03:48 PM |
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The ravens were scavenging, not defending anyone. |
Stinky The Clown |
Apr-27-10 04:26 PM |
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The squirrels were throwing baby doves out of their nests here earlier today |
NNN0LHI |
Apr-27-10 03:49 PM |
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nature can be so damn brutal :( n/t |
arthritisR_US |
Apr-27-10 03:56 PM |
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My wife was yelling at me to get the ladder and put them back in |
NNN0LHI |
Apr-27-10 05:28 PM |
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There are bird sanctuaries that will take them. |
The Backlash Cometh |
Apr-27-10 05:36 PM |
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The other day I was driving down the road, just a quarter mile from my house or so... |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Apr-27-10 03:51 PM |
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Too bad you couldn't video it!!! |
AnArmyVeteran |
Apr-27-10 03:51 PM |
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A hawk has been dive-bombing for fish in our creek for the past few hours. |
Dappleganger |
Apr-27-10 03:51 PM |
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Squirrels are something else. They've pelted acorns at me before. |
Shell Beau |
Apr-27-10 03:52 PM |
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you and I are in the same quagmire. n/t |
arthritisR_US |
Apr-27-10 03:58 PM |
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Here where I work, we have two hawks, been here a couple of years |
DainBramaged |
Apr-27-10 03:57 PM |
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Hawks and eagles are amazing creatures! |
Odin2005 |
Apr-27-10 04:47 PM |
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Check this out!!!!!! |
BrklynLiberal |
Apr-27-10 04:56 PM |
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Cool, thanks! |
Odin2005 |
Apr-27-10 05:06 PM |
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Indeed they are. |
MineralMan |
Apr-27-10 07:45 PM |
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Sounds like a scene out of (spoilers maybe inside) |
lukasahero |
Apr-27-10 04:51 PM |
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Here on our hill, we've had an increasing family of red-tailed hawks and some turkey vultures. |
Tesha |
Apr-27-10 05:09 PM |
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I once saw a hawk systematically drive a mourning dove |
pipi_k |
Apr-27-10 05:15 PM |
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We feed the birds, and the hawks take advantage |
IDemo |
Apr-27-10 06:27 PM |
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You didn't save the baby squirrel? |
Cali_Democrat |
Apr-27-10 06:27 PM |
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why save a baby squirrel? save the hawk instead! |
pitohui |
Apr-27-10 07:34 PM |
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What a thing to get to witness. |
Mojeoux |
Apr-27-10 06:35 PM |
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"Red in tooth and claw." |
scarletwoman |
Apr-27-10 07:42 PM |
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Ah ... the Lounge |
Stinky The Clown |
Apr-27-10 08:45 PM |
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Welcome to the Lounge, Stinky! And to Howard County. |
madinmaryland |
Apr-27-10 09:09 PM |
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I couldn't have watched that. I once had a mouse in my house for days. The cat brought it in. I |
applegrove |
Apr-27-10 10:34 PM |
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it must have been quite a sight |
gl_5500 |
Apr-27-10 11:02 PM |
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I have witnessed similar. |
Enthusiast |
Apr-28-10 07:28 AM |
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I saw a hawk fly by my third story office window one day with an adult squirrel in its talons. |
mnhtnbb |
Apr-28-10 01:21 PM |
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