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Originally Posted by ladyjane  I have red tailed hawks here....and have also had them land on my fence. Downright creepy. I have been told that they cannot lift a yorkie, but I don't buy it. |
Red-tailed hawks are the largest: 19" high with a 4 foot wingspan. If they lift a good size rabbit, I believe they could pick up a Yorkie. They certainly can do damage to a dog trying.
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Originally Posted by babbsiam44 I was just getting ready to jokingly say that you must live near me when I looked at your location and behold...you do, at least in VA! We have the same here with two hawks that keep our yard as their hunting grounds, they even walk around on the ground and a couple of owls too! We let Elsa out and pretty much walk with her and keep an eye on her. We live on a 10 acre ranch setting and usually our neighbors bigger outside dogs are with her too. |
I am in Northern Virginia in a somewhat rural setting with a farm next door. A couple hundred acres of woodland were mowed down alongside our neighborhood to make way for a subdivision. The hawks, eagles, and vultures all moved into the trees in our backyards. Black vultures will kill their prey. They are so evil looking, and brazen. They circle low over us when we are out on our walks.