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A word of caution! 1 Attachment(s) I get up pretty early every morning...usually before the sun is up...and lay on the couch with Riley while Jo stays in bed. This morning I saw something large fly up from the ground and into the tree out front but I didn't think anything of it at the time. Well, shortly after that Riley wanted out so we went out on the front deck. I was looking around while he sniffed his way down to the third level of our deck and I noticed something very large looming over us from the oak tree about 6 feet away...this is what I saw... He was having his breakfast in our tree while he watched my Riley run around the deck. I said 'oh, Riley, you can pee pee inside today!' and we went in. I knew we had a big owl in the neighborhood, I've heard him several times but I had never seen him until today. I took his picture (I had to lighten it up so it's a bit grainy but it was still dark outside)and he didn't like the flash so he took his breakfast and flew across the street...man, was he big! |
Scary! I'm glad you are all okay :) |
Oh my! Luckily for now, Kona and Bernie cannot go outside without a leash. Boy lady, you do get up early!! (I do too, so I really shouldn't be talking. lol) |
There are so many huge trees around the lake, it's beautiful but there's no telling what really lives around here. Now I'll be outside with the boyz looking at the trees all the time! Once you see something like this right in front of you it makes you realize that, yes, they could carry one of my boyz away. |
Yes, we're all fine...thank you. :) My boyz are allowed out without a leash because we just rebuilt our deck for them. We used lattice under the railings and built gates at the steps...they can't leave the deck so there's no need for a leash. Yes, I do get up early...I love to watch the sun come up and the weather/sky change as the day arrives. |
Good thing you were so alert! I have had to really watch our dogs due to hawks circling our yard. I have all small dogs and evidently they look appealing from the air. :( We also have had some close encounters with Cow Killer Ants (which are really in the wasp family but crawl like giant ants). Add that to the fire ants, and all the snakes drawn to our pool and there is no grazing without a human guard in our yard. (yikes -- reading back through that I wonder who is gonna guard the human?) |
I know what you mean. We lived in Florida for a while and those fire ants are wicked! Jo had a go with them and didn't fair so well...one or two fire ants plus a curious Yorkie ads up to an early morning trip to the emergency vet! Quote:
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Oh WOW!!!! what a scare! :eek: I am so glad that he had already found breakfast |
Now, if you didn't have a yorkie....I would say HOW COOL to see an owl so up close & in the wild!!! BUT since you DO have a yorkie......how scary!! My fenced yard is bordered by federal park land & I am always scared of what could come & get my baby. I'm glad that your baby listened to you & was able to go back into the house safe & sound. |
OH MY! I'm sorry you had a scary morning! I'm so glad everything turned out good! |
Glad Riley is ok ! What a great HALLOWEEN shot tho, with the glowing eye of that owl, glad he had other breakfast. It must have been very scarey. I think I'd try to put some sort of cover over the deck area just to be sheltered from those large birds.Or hang up something that moves with the wind that will keep the big birds away possibly. Hawks have been known to carry away little dogs also. Beware all the time when living in the open or near woods. Thanks for the warning too. |
We have a hawk that come around our yards and we don't even have any trees in the back yard! You have to be really careful! |
WOW !!! That WAS scary ! |
I can really relate to your ordeal.....I live in the country and we have lots of owls, hawks, and snakes here to......I always take Cooper out on a leash so I can scoop him up quick if I need to. Glad Riley is ok.....cool picture though. |
When a friend of mine found that we got Grayson she was telling me her friend let her tiny yorkie out to use the bathroom and watched in horror as a owl flew down and took her dog off! How horriable I always have my baby on a leash glad your baby is safe with you! |
ah! that's really scary I'm glad I live where there aren't any owls well not big ones! |
:eek: That is scary. We live with red tailed hawks around. But worse than that are the cyotes! We had a bassett hound years ago and he used to go out with us watching without a leash. We would stand right next to him and he never gave us trouble. One night he saw something up the street and went tearing after it. It was 3 cyotes! They really bit him up badly. My husband was able to scare them off. But boy was the vet bill expensive. Poor thing he was trying to protect us. He survived and lived to a ripe old age. But I learned my lesson and never take Daisy out without a leash. She would not fare as well as our old Bassett did against cyotes. Well that is the price to pay for living in a rural area:animal36 |
Yikes, this reminds me of this video that was on TV in Alaska of an Eagle nabbing a toy poodle! I am glad we do not have much dangerous wild life in our neck of the woods! |
Yah, it was cool to see and I didn't even think about the Halloween connection! We live on the lake but we are in town...I guess it didn't used to be but progress and growth kind of swallowed it up! We've seen several deer about a block away, the Bald Eagle, the owl, blue herrin and a smaller white herrin (I think), ducks of all kinds, Canadian geese, seagulls and we've been told there are fox and cyotes but we haven't heard or seen them and hopefully we won't! The wildlife here is amazing...I take pictures of the ones I can catch. The boyz are safe with me...I'm a very protective Yorkie Mom and believe me...man or beast would have a hard road to go if they tried to snatch one of my babies! |
Wow...I never realized the dangers that could be lurking for our babies. I live in the middle of the city so we seldom see hawk, eagle or coyotes but I guess I should remind myself again and again if I ever bring him to the countryside. I have a friend and her dog was off leash at a heavy wooded park and her dog went lost. When they found her, she was dead from a coyote bite :( |
How scary! I've seen one fly over head on a dark road, they're humongous. |
I am glad your babies are okay...I was driving down a road the other day behind my house and it is wooded a big Owl came from nowhere & I slamed the brakes because I didn't want to hit it but man was it big...I didn't realize how big they are....:) |
Wow! This is frightening! I would be mortified if a big bird swooped down on one of my babies! Even if they were on leash, which mine usually are, and I'd for sure put up a heckufafight, a small dog would still be left with some kind of injuries after all that. I can't even imagine. :eek: |
Yep, they're big and when they look at you from a few feet away...they're even bigger! We just went out for dinner and I noticed we have a little bird sleeping above the window at my office area...we must have moved into the animal house! I'm sorry to hear about your friends dog Potter. When we leave our deck area the boyz are always on their leashes...our deck is huge, they have plenty of room to run free there and in the house. I just don't want to take any chances with them. |
WOW I was worried about hawks and owls since chewy came home... My hubby just built a roof over Chewy's potty area... He never goes out alone but I don't put him on a leash because he is carried and then put in a pen... Now we have a roof so no rain, no snow, and wild life to get him!!!!:) |
We live with alot of wild life... In the past month there have been about 6 buzzards as well as their raven or crow sidekicks taking perch in trees behind our house, we live on a river, Last week we came home and there were 3 HUGE raccoons on our front patio and there is also a huge skunk that hangs out here. To top it off there is an eagle as well as a few goldens that have been hanging out in the same trees as the buzzards. I dont know what is up but the pups dont go out unless they are in there covered pen but have recently been stopping that since ritz has figured out how to escape.Luckily as soon as he escapes teh other dog starts barking and we catch him . eeks Bonnie |
Wow, so glad are okay. The owl is gorgeous by the way. I love all animals ;) |
Wow! What a great shot you got of that owl! Very scary though! I heard an owl in our evergreen tree one night and it was too dark to see him. I haven't heard him since, thank goodness! So glad you spotted him before he decided to have another snack! |
Wow what a scare!! I'm glad you and the babies are ok!! |
scary... i had one flying right over my head while i was running, with romeo in my arms , to the house. it scared the poo poo outta me. |
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