I was in the back part of the house when I heard something hit the front of the house. (Reply #65)

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Mon Jan 8, 2018, 10:45 AM

65. I was in the back part of the house when I heard something hit the front of the house.

"BANG!"

I ran out the front door and looked, there was a big beautiful hawk on the ground, as well as a pigeon beside him (her?). The hawk had apparently attack-dived on the pigeon and misjudged, hitting the side of the house. Hawk was breathing but stunned by the hit. Pigeon was croak city.

We have a lot of cats in the area, so I sat down, fairly near, and kept a watch on the hawk. I figured if it turned out to be injured I could take it to the local bird rescue folks. After a few minutes it came to. It looked at me for a bit, but I was stock-still and I guess it figured I was not going to hurt it. It finally took stock of itself, seemed to be ok, then it poked the pigeon a few times with its talons (to be sure it was dead I guess). Then it got a good hold of the pigeon in the talons and flew off. Pretty cool.

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70 replies	Author	Time	Post
Most unusual encounters with a wild animal (any kind that isn't someones pet) [View all]	Stuart G	Jan 2018	OP
Not sure if goats count,	lapucelle	Jan 2018	#1
Yes, wild goats count.. Met a mother goat and its child on a trail in Glacier National Park once	Stuart G	Jan 2018	#4
A friend was gored and bled to death by a mt goat. I wasn't there, but they are not small tame goat	uppityperson	Jan 2018	#29
I brought my kitten sam up to the cottage. I put food out for her at night. She was inside	applegrove	Jan 2018	#2
taking a walk near where I work	Skittles	Jan 2018	#3
Thank You for sharing ...great story..wonderful.	Stuart G	Jan 2018	#5
Lovely!	silverweb	Jan 2018	#17
it does; what gorgeous creatures!	Skittles	Jan 2018	#20
(see #23 below...)	lastlib	Jan 2018	#25
see that would freak me out	Skittles	Jan 2018	#27
I'm so jealous....	silverweb	Jan 2018	#26
the tufted ears are very cool indeed	Skittles	Jan 2018	#28
Yeah, they are.	silverweb	Jan 2018	#35
About 20 years ago, my late husband & I went whalewatching on a zodiac in the AuAu Channel	catbyte	Jan 2018	#6
What a memory!	silverweb	Jan 2018	#18
"...got out with camera, and got within two or three feet of it...."	shanny	Jan 2018	#7
I take my dog Max	BigMin28	Jan 2018	#8
I was squirrel hunting one day and fell asleep sitting on the ground using a	doc03	Jan 2018	#9
another one--dead of winter, out in woods looking for a cow about to have a calf....	lastlib	Jan 2018	#32
That's quite cute	uppityperson	Jan 2018	#56
Oh...I forgot one..I was walking on a trail in the Everglades National Park once.	Stuart G	Jan 2018	#10
I think it was more of an unusual encounter for it	TlalocW	Jan 2018	#11
As a kid we vacationed	Texasgal	Jan 2018	#12
What a thrill.	silverweb	Jan 2018	#19
Oh...just about wild animals...disclaimer.....we think that the ones discussed here are extremely	Stuart G	Jan 2018	#13
Two in 2017. First was at home. Went out my back door and came	sinkingfeeling	Jan 2018	#14
Coyote sighting in the middle of Los Angeles	DBoon	Jan 2018	#15
wow	handmade34	Jan 2018	#16
A squirrel bit my finger.	GreenEyedLefty	Jan 2018	#21
Last July I reached into a bag of mulch	Comatose Sphagetti	Jan 2018	#22
Middle of the night. In the woods. In my sleeping bag........	lastlib	Jan 2018	#23
I was peed on by a tiger	TubbersUK	Jan 2018	#24
I was peed on by an ourang-outang	hvn_nbr_2	Jan 2018	#40
That sounds almost cute :)	TubbersUK	Jan 2018	#41
Some years ago, I was visiting my father's grave on his birthday.	greatauntoftriplets	Jan 2018	#30
On a canoe trip, we drank a lot of koolaid before bed	Jarqui	Jan 2018	#31
You were very fortunate to get away unscathed!!	2naSalit	Jan 2018	#36
Bears usually do not like noise	Jarqui	Jan 2018	#43
I wouldn't bet money on your last statement....	2naSalit	Jan 2018	#44
This stuff happened many years ago and maybe we were naive.	Jarqui	Jan 2018	#48
Bears can move much faster than a human but not for as long a time.	PufPuf23	Jan 2018	#54
Camping in New Zealand	jpak	Jan 2018	#33
Walking down a trail in SE AK bush when I came to a sudden stop because something unseen was	uppityperson	Jan 2018	#34
That's	2naSalit	Jan 2018	#37
Black bear or brown bear? nt	PufPuf23	Jan 2018	#51
There were lots of black, but I was near the ocean where there are also brownies	uppityperson	Jan 2018	#53
There is a big difference.	PufPuf23	Jan 2018	#55
I know there's a big difference, just don't know from those tracks that time	uppityperson	Jan 2018	#57
Not in Alaska and have not been there since 1997.	PufPuf23	Jan 2018	#62
Years ago a wild turkey nearly knocked my off my stoop	csziggy	Jan 2018	#38
get some bear spray, it works on more than just bears...nt	2naSalit	Jan 2018	#46
Big problem for me with bear spray - it is capsaicin	csziggy	Jan 2018	#47
That would be a problem...	2naSalit	Jan 2018	#49
Not a Happy Ending, unfortunately	Nictuku	Jan 2018	#39
We let manatees drink from our house at the end of	dewsgirl	Jan 2018	#42
i speak chipmunk. would sit out on our lake cottage 'patio' w/ seeds + being a food station.	pansypoo53219	Jan 2018	#45
Reading through this is reminding me of several encounters I've had.	PoindexterOglethorpe	Jan 2018	#50
I have tons of stories	2naSalit	Jan 2018	#52
Great thread. Mine's not exciting...	Duppers	Jan 2018	#58
Porcupine	jberryhill	Jan 2018	#59
I got carjacked by a bear....	fNord	Jan 2018	#60
A raccoon stole my lunch.	jg10003	Jan 2018	#61
My encounters	LWolf	Jan 2018	#63
Wow. Carried a weapon with you?	Duppers	Jan 2018	#69
No weapon,	LWolf	Jan 2018	#70
I lived in a cabin in the woods and...	zanana1	Jan 2018	#64
I was in the back part of the house when I heard something hit the front of the house.	bullsnarfle	Jan 2018	#65
Great OP and threads	marked50	Jan 2018	#66
Returning home after a late shift years ago...	Orrex	Jan 2018	#67
My cousin and I came across a cougar while we were hiking in Wisconsin.	Luciferous	Jan 2018	#68

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