Red-shouldered Hawk visits pond

Wow this has been some week in my so called pond life...

first my minnows spawned...

then a few of my tadpoles made it to Frog-hood!

Now tonight a Red-shouldered Hawk, common here in So Cal, came to pay
my pond a visit! I have seen Hawks circle way above before but never
come down so close for a look! I was sitting back by the bench near my
pond when I heard and saw all the tiny normal birds fly away, then out
of the sky swooped down the hawk right into the willow tree above my
pond! It was so cool! Now my only worry is he thinks this is lunch or
dinner-snack! Anyone ever have any Hawks come take Koi? Turtles? frogs?
Seems he was ready to pounce until he saw me! Anyway a great week in my
so called pond life, he thought all this work could be so much fun!

Some Shot of the pond in my blog--back when I built it in the Early
Spring-need to get some new ones as the plants have gone berserk


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We have regular hawk visits to the yard. Never to the pond for
food...yet. The crows and blackbirds make a racket and chase the hawks.

Jim


bbrown9506 wrote:
Wow this has been some week in my so called pond life...

first my minnows spawned...

then a few of my tadpoles made it to Frog-hood!

Now tonight a Red-shouldered Hawk, common here in So Cal, came to pay
my pond a visit! I have seen Hawks circle way above before but never
come down so close for a look! I was sitting back by the bench near my
pond when I heard and saw all the tiny normal birds fly away, then out
of the sky swooped down the hawk right into the willow tree above my
pond! It was so cool! Now my only worry is he thinks this is lunch or
dinner-snack! Anyone ever have any Hawks come take Koi? Turtles? frogs?
Seems he was ready to pounce until he saw me! Anyway a great week in my
so called pond life, he thought all this work could be so much fun!

Some Shot of the pond in my blog--back when I built it in the Early
Spring-need to get some new ones as the plants have gone berserk


http://califewiththebrowns.blo gspot.com/

I would not count him out as a pond predator.
But it is rare.
If he figures out that humans are nearby
I doubt you'll have much trouble with him.

kathy :-) www.blogfromthebog.com
this week ~ shoot the heron?


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kathy wrote:
I would not count him out as a pond predator.
But it is rare

Now, that woould be a bummer. A 26" koi to a hawk! So far, so good.

If he figures out that humans are nearby
I doubt you'll have much trouble with him.

kathy :-) www.blogfromthebog.com
this week ~ shoot the heron?


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"bbrown9506" wrote in message
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Now tonight a Red-shouldered Hawk, common here in So Cal, came to pay
my pond a visit!
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I've seen them in my area but so far they haven't been seen around or near
my ponds. Since the neighbors got rid of their chickens I haven't see them
as often.
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I doubt that a Red-shouldered Hawk would want to get wet; it was more likely
attracted to the birds (and squirrels, etc.) in your yard.

Cool sight to see, though!

Anne


"bbrown9506" wrote in message
ups.com...
Wow this has been some week in my so called pond life...

first my minnows spawned...

then a few of my tadpoles made it to Frog-hood!

Now tonight a Red-shouldered Hawk, common here in So Cal, came to pay
my pond a visit! I have seen Hawks circle way above before but never
come down so close for a look! I was sitting back by the bench near my
pond when I heard and saw all the tiny normal birds fly away, then out
of the sky swooped down the hawk right into the willow tree above my
pond! It was so cool! Now my only worry is he thinks this is lunch or
dinner-snack! Anyone ever have any Hawks come take Koi? Turtles? frogs?
Seems he was ready to pounce until he saw me! Anyway a great week in my
so called pond life, he thought all this work could be so much fun!

Some Shot of the pond in my blog--back when I built it in the Early
Spring-need to get some new ones as the plants have gone berserk


http://califewiththebrowns.blo gspot.com/

bbrown9506 wrote:

Wow this has been some week in my so called pond life...

first my minnows spawned...

then a few of my tadpoles made it to Frog-hood!

Now tonight a Red-shouldered Hawk, common here in So Cal, came to pay
my pond a visit! I have seen Hawks circle way above before but never
come down so close for a look! I was sitting back by the bench near my
pond when I heard and saw all the tiny normal birds fly away, then out
of the sky swooped down the hawk right into the willow tree above my
pond! It was so cool! Now my only worry is he thinks this is lunch or
dinner-snack! Anyone ever have any Hawks come take Koi? Turtles? frogs?

They're not good fishers, and will "probably" not take your koi. otoh, it
happens, _and_ they would probably not have a problem with a turtle or frog
spotted on land! :-(

The good news is that I've rarely had a hawk visit more than once in a long
period. They don't keep coming back until your pond is empty the way a
heron would.
--
derek