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Pony Talk => Off Topic => Topic started by: Leave a Whisper on August 09, 2014, 06:35:28 PM

Title: We Have a Beautiful Wild Visitor
Post by: Leave a Whisper on August 09, 2014, 06:35:28 PM: There is a hawk eating its kill in our atrium room. how awesome is that? such a beautiful bird! here's the links to the pics

http://littlekunai.deviantart.com/art/We-Have-A-Visitor-Large-474448651

http://littlekunai.deviantart.com/art/Beautiful-Hawk-Large-474448551
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Post by: ponyqueen on August 09, 2014, 06:47:36 PM: Ack! So cool!
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Post by: invaderhorizongreen on August 09, 2014, 06:49:38 PM: I wonder what kind of hawk it is.
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Post by: CoonhoundBetty on August 09, 2014, 06:50:30 PM: That is so cool!!!
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Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on August 09, 2014, 07:44:05 PM: So cool!
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Post by: Leave a Whisper on August 09, 2014, 07:54:13 PM: Quote from: invaderhorizongreen on August 09, 2014, 06:49:38 PM
I wonder what kind of hawk it is.

me too
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Post by: CoonhoundBetty on August 09, 2014, 08:03:12 PM: Looks like a young Cooper's Hawk.
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Post by: kaoskat on August 09, 2014, 08:19:41 PM: Very beautiful! What a strange place to decide to eat!
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Post by: Leave a Whisper on August 09, 2014, 08:21:11 PM: Quote from: CoonhoundBetty on August 09, 2014, 08:03:12 PM
Looks like a young Cooper's Hawk.

is that what it is? thanks for identifying it. :D I've never heard of em before. I wonder if we have em in California? I'm gonna go check.

ETA: :read:
Yay! We do have them here! They turn such a pretty shade of gray as adults. But if that's a young one! Wow! That's a big bird! : :wow:
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Post by: Jinxxy on August 09, 2014, 11:32:36 PM: That is so awesome! I love when nature decides to crash our human dwellings.
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Post by: gemini_pony on August 10, 2014, 01:01:18 AM: Very cool! Too bad you did not get to see him taking the prey. I have seen a few cooper hawks here in the process of catching and eating their dinner.
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Post by: Mirnyj on August 10, 2014, 01:31:04 AM: That is so cool! Not many people get to see that in their lifetime, you're very lucky! :)
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Post by: Sky_Rocket_Sammie on August 10, 2014, 05:22:59 AM: Yep it's a Coopers hawk. Amazing pictures. There are Coopers and Red Tails around here.
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Post by: mlp4me on August 10, 2014, 07:22:48 AM: So handsome!

Usually see quite a few hawks around here and they're always hanging out on highway signs...
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Post by: kakenterprise on August 10, 2014, 08:13:10 AM: That is really cool, glad you were able to snag a few pics to share.
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Post by: melodys_angel on August 10, 2014, 09:54:25 AM: What a neat picture :)

Hopefully the mess it leaves behind is easily cleanable without touching anything.
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Post by: Leave a Whisper on August 10, 2014, 02:23:29 PM: This bird is seriously crazy, we got home from the store and it flew into our garage and got stuck. we had to get it out and it flew on top of our fridge to take a breather, hopefully it will not fly into anymore garages.

http://littlekunai.deviantart.com/art/Hawk-On-The-Fridge-001-474647065

http://littlekunai.deviantart.com/art/Cooper-s-Hawk-474647358
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Post by: CoonhoundBetty on August 10, 2014, 03:29:24 PM: LOL it looks like it's trying to eat one of those faux berries :P
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Post by: Leave a Whisper on August 10, 2014, 03:39:10 PM: ha ha! it does. I didn't even notice that :lol:
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Post by: Beldarna on August 11, 2014, 03:46:05 AM: How cool is that! So beautiful!
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Post by: InkyMomo on August 11, 2014, 03:59:17 AM: My boyfriend would have had a meltdown if that had happened here. He is scared of birds flying around inside. :lol:

It's unusual for a Hawk to decide to drop on by though. It's usually just small garden birds that occasionally fly in here. I suppose that's pretty much a once a lifetime occurrence really.

Lovely photos!
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Post by: UrocyonFox on August 11, 2014, 04:05:27 AM: Quote from: CoonhoundBetty on August 09, 2014, 08:03:12 PM
Looks like a young Cooper's Hawk.
Ha ha I was about to say the same.