Please Everyone Be Careful of Hawks - Page 2 - YorkieTalk.com Forums

LibbieLu08 · 04-07-2009, 06:26 AM

That is sooo scary. I have not seen a hawk around my area.. but I do see crows.

roxies_mom · 04-07-2009, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Mom to Hot Rod

That's scary. Glad you got to him first. I worry about this as I see vultures a lot here. We have hawks and wild turkeys too. I think we might have a bald eagle nest somewhere also. My neighbor thought she saw them in a tree. Hubby called one morning as he was leaving to tell me to look out at the neighbors yard, there was an eagle spreading it's wings. This was right in across from my house.

cool pics!

roxies_mom · 04-07-2009, 07:08 AM

Hawks are usually territorial and you don't see them in groups much. DH was saying that there is one kind that he knows of off the top of his head (forget the name) that will only travel in groups if they're migrating. If you see a group of them flying in circles that's usually vultures and they really only eat dead stuff. Just keep your eye on the sky because hawks/falcons can swoop at pretty high speeds depending on the type of hawk/falcon it is.

Izzy Princess · 04-07-2009, 07:11 AM

We have both in our area and it's scary since Izz is so tiny. I always go out with her as much as I can (we have a fenced in yard) but sometimes you forget and just let them out the patio door. So thank you for the reminder now that it's spring and all the birds are out again feeding their mommies to be.

Oh and what cool pics - if you have ever seen an Eagle's nest trust me it's HUGE.

You can't mistake that nest at all.

Mom to Hot Rod · 04-07-2009, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by roxies_mom

cool pics!

Thanks!

heatherm0890 · 04-07-2009, 07:17 AM

so scary!

omega · 04-07-2009, 07:28 AM

I'm glad you got to your baby before the hawk did!

I had an incident with an owl - during the day - a few weeks ago, too. Very, very scary. We have hawks, owls, eagle, wild turkeys and who knows what else around here.

It makes me mad cause I always enjoyed having the girls out with me when I worked in my gardens and stuff and now I can't. When I do take them out now, I take an umbrella... LOL - I figure it helps shield them a bit from the raptors and I can always hit the darn bird with it if they do come close enough.

Robin Lodal · 04-07-2009, 07:42 AM

I glad your baby is ok! What a scary thought!

Daisy23 · 04-07-2009, 07:42 AM

Im so scared about this that I've looked into getting pond netting and putting netting over my whole backyard. My girls LOVE to be outside and love sunbathing so its hard for me. I've even thought about getting a big outdoor pen...its fully fenced on the sides and on top. Ive tried to think of everything i can. Sometimes we'll see just one, sometimes there are up to 4. I try to see if their wings are in a "v" shape but it's hard to tell, i've never had one come close that's why i think its a turkey vulture, but i dont take any chances. these times i wish i had a teapot

my girls are 6.5lbs and 3lbs.

lgoodall · 04-07-2009, 07:53 AM

I know what you mean about sometimes wishing you had a teapot. Tucker is a little over 5 months, and weighs 3.7lbs. I wrote about friends babysitting him on Saturday. I told them I never have him outside without harness and leash, but they let him run around their back yard without a leash. They even told me they saw the female hawk that hangs around their place. They assumed the hawk wouldn't come near with them out there. I would have had a heart attack if I had known what was happening. They love my little sweetheart, but no more babysitting for them.

NamZab84 · 04-07-2009, 08:07 AM

Oh my gosh I never knew that a hawk would want to pick up a Yorkie

Thats so scary I couldn't believe it when I was reading it

I'll never take my eyes off her when she's outside now! Thanks for the warning!!

Naomi and Fifi

sunshinnes · 04-07-2009, 08:17 AM

So glad your little baby os okay, and your heart is beating again... I'm in Saint Pete Florida and there is one that visit's the backyard about every two day's... very scary

Symph2001 · 04-07-2009, 08:33 AM

We have 2 hanging around here now as well. The mornings are the scariest. I can't let her out to run in the backyard like she loves to do........

cpuff35 · 04-07-2009, 09:03 AM

The other day while chatting with the neighbor, we found out that their is a Sharp-Shinned Hawk that hangs out at our neighbors' back yard. These hawks are regular visitors of bird feeders and apparently the neighbor on the left and back of our house have a bunch of bird feeders in the tree. I think these hawks are smaller, but I won't be taking any chances. Cassi and Ori will always be on a leash!

PiePiper · 04-07-2009, 09:18 AM

You not only have to worry about the hawks but also the other predators on the ground. Last night I put Piper out about 10:00PM. in her x-pen. It was drizzling out so I went on the deck to stand under the overhang of the house. I saw movement from the side yard and all of a sudden I noticed there was this huge THING right up against the x-pen nose to nose to Piper (she thinks she has a new friend). I scream it doesn't move and I'm running across the deck right up to the biggest raccoon you can possibly imagine. I'm all ready to attack (with what I don't know) and it turns and looks at me and runs back into the woods. I almost had cardiac arrest. From now on I'm standing right next to Piper's pen with a club.

04-07-2009, 06:26 AM	#16
LibbieLu08 YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Milwaukee,WI Posts: 331	O m g ! ! That is sooo scary. I have not seen a hawk around my area.. but I do see crows. __________________ LibbieLu

04-07-2009, 07:11 AM	#19
Izzy Princess Therapy Dog Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,635 Blog Entries: 1	We have both in our area and it's scary since Izz is so tiny. I always go out with her as much as I can (we have a fenced in yard) but sometimes you forget and just let them out the patio door. So thank you for the reminder now that it's spring and all the birds are out again feeding their mommies to be. Oh and what cool pics - if you have ever seen an Eagle's nest trust me it's HUGE. You can't mistake that nest at all. __________________ Cynd, Izzy (Yorkie) & Cosmo (Biewer)(Secwetary & Charter Membwer of the Dirty FurKids Cwub)-Jusz say NO ta bein' cwean!)proud member of the *CrAzYcLu*B! ~The PINK club~SRC

04-07-2009, 07:17 AM	#21
heatherm0890 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Greenville,North Carolina, US Posts: 875	so scary! __________________ **Bailee's Mommy **

04-07-2009, 07:42 AM	#23
Robin Lodal ♥ Love My Furbabies ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: East of the Mississippi River! ;) Posts: 2,183	I glad your baby is ok! What a scary thought! __________________ ~ Robin ,Max, Molly, Dozer& kitties, Toby & Lucy RIP - Ginger, Abby, Conway, &Simon

04-07-2009, 07:42 AM	#24
Daisy23 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LaLa Land Posts: 967	Im so scared about this that I've looked into getting pond netting and putting netting over my whole backyard. My girls LOVE to be outside and love sunbathing so its hard for me. I've even thought about getting a big outdoor pen...its fully fenced on the sides and on top. Ive tried to think of everything i can. Sometimes we'll see just one, sometimes there are up to 4. I try to see if their wings are in a "v" shape but it's hard to tell, i've never had one come close that's why i think its a turkey vulture, but i dont take any chances. these times i wish i had a teapot my girls are 6.5lbs and 3lbs. __________________ Dana, Daisy & Jersey

04-07-2009, 07:08 AM	#18
roxies_mom YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: central illinois Posts: 1,396 Blog Entries: 1	Hawks are usually territorial and you don't see them in groups much. DH was saying that there is one kind that he knows of off the top of his head (forget the name) that will only travel in groups if they're migrating. If you see a group of them flying in circles that's usually vultures and they really only eat dead stuff. Just keep your eye on the sky because hawks/falcons can swoop at pretty high speeds depending on the type of hawk/falcon it is.

04-07-2009, 07:28 AM	#22
omega Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MN Posts: 7,575	I'm glad you got to your baby before the hawk did! I had an incident with an owl - during the day - a few weeks ago, too. Very, very scary. We have hawks, owls, eagle, wild turkeys and who knows what else around here. It makes me mad cause I always enjoyed having the girls out with me when I worked in my gardens and stuff and now I can't. When I do take them out now, I take an umbrella... LOL - I figure it helps shield them a bit from the raptors and I can always hit the darn bird with it if they do come close enough.

04-07-2009, 07:53 AM	#25
lgoodall YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Posts: 260	I know what you mean about sometimes wishing you had a teapot. Tucker is a little over 5 months, and weighs 3.7lbs. I wrote about friends babysitting him on Saturday. I told them I never have him outside without harness and leash, but they let him run around their back yard without a leash. They even told me they saw the female hawk that hangs around their place. They assumed the hawk wouldn't come near with them out there. I would have had a heart attack if I had known what was happening. They love my little sweetheart, but no more babysitting for them.

04-07-2009, 08:07 AM	#26
NamZab84 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houma LA Posts: 30 Blog Entries: 1	Scary!!! Oh my gosh I never knew that a hawk would want to pick up a Yorkie Thats so scary I couldn't believe it when I was reading it I'll never take my eyes off her when she's outside now! Thanks for the warning!! Naomi and Fifi

04-07-2009, 08:17 AM	#27
sunshinnes Donating YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: saint petersburg, florida Posts: 447	So glad your little baby os okay, and your heart is beating again... I'm in Saint Pete Florida and there is one that visit's the backyard about every two day's... very scary __________________ CoCo's Mommy

04-07-2009, 08:33 AM	#28
Symph2001 YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: somewhere,in, us Posts: 258	We have 2 hanging around here now as well. The mornings are the scariest. I can't let her out to run in the backyard like she loves to do........

04-07-2009, 09:03 AM	#29
cpuff35 Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cresskill, NJ, USA Posts: 1,030	The other day while chatting with the neighbor, we found out that their is a Sharp-Shinned Hawk that hangs out at our neighbors' back yard. These hawks are regular visitors of bird feeders and apparently the neighbor on the left and back of our house have a bunch of bird feeders in the tree. I think these hawks are smaller, but I won't be taking any chances. Cassi and Ori will always be on a leash! __________________ Evelyn, mommy to Cassiopia Titus Orion

04-07-2009, 09:18 AM	#30
PiePiper Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 759	You not only have to worry about the hawks but also the other predators on the ground. Last night I put Piper out about 10:00PM. in her x-pen. It was drizzling out so I went on the deck to stand under the overhang of the house. I saw movement from the side yard and all of a sudden I noticed there was this huge THING right up against the x-pen nose to nose to Piper (she thinks she has a new friend). I scream it doesn't move and I'm running across the deck right up to the biggest raccoon you can possibly imagine. I'm all ready to attack (with what I don't know) and it turns and looks at me and runs back into the woods. I almost had cardiac arrest. From now on I'm standing right next to Piper's pen with a club. __________________ Mom to Piper & Chipper