sparrows what would you do ?
29-09-2004, 12:08 AM
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sparrows what would you do ?
i have a few sparrows in my garden and a nasty sparrowhawk keeps eating them on my patio, today he had two.
to be fair the spuggies are like little turkeys because i feed them lots of seed so its partly my fault that they cant fly very well and get away.
i know sparrowhawks are quite rare but so are spuggies,
should i
a) take the sparrowhawk out (and is that legal?)
b)let him carry on until all the spuggies have been eaten ?
c)stop feeding the spuggies (they might get thin and fly quicker)
i blame bill oddy for encouraging sparrow regeneration.
cheers nomad
ps only thing left of this poor sparrow was his beak
to be fair the spuggies are like little turkeys because i feed them lots of seed so its partly my fault that they cant fly very well and get away.
i know sparrowhawks are quite rare but so are spuggies,
should i
a) take the sparrowhawk out (and is that legal?)
b)let him carry on until all the spuggies have been eaten ?
c)stop feeding the spuggies (they might get thin and fly quicker)
i blame bill oddy for encouraging sparrow regeneration.
cheers nomad
ps only thing left of this poor sparrow was his beak
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29-09-2004, 12:22 AM
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leave the sparrow hawk to do what it does naturally,its a bird of prey and is only doing what is natural,it's not up to you or anybody else to decide wether or not something should be killed!let nature take its course 
end of the day don't mess with nature!
end of the day don't mess with nature!
29-09-2004, 12:25 AM
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i think its got a taste for free range corn fed spuggies. if it has one tomorrow it will be in trouble. its getting very cocky, it sits on the fence shouting
"come on if you think your hard enough"
"come on if you think your hard enough"
29-09-2004, 12:33 AM
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yeh but if i miss it could be curtains for me, 
i might train next door neighbours cat to ambush him, i thought a sparrow would last him a week, yet he had 2 before 5pm,
maybe theres more than 1 sparrowhawk
cheers nomad ps off to bed, need to get up early to go on sparrow patrol
i might train next door neighbours cat to ambush him, i thought a sparrow would last him a week, yet he had 2 before 5pm,
maybe theres more than 1 sparrowhawk
cheers nomad ps off to bed, need to get up early to go on sparrow patrol
29-09-2004, 12:36 AM
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get one of those big models from a garden centre that look like a big owl or a hawk and put on your roof / fence that will see scare the hawk away.m8 ask at your local garden centre
29-09-2004, 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by B16 RBM
get one of those big models from a garden centre that look like a big owl or a hawk and put on your roof / fence that will see scare the hawk away.m8 ask at your local garden centre
seriously that sounds like a good idea, hope it doesnt scare the sparows away as well
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29-09-2004, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by djskitzy
Take pics of the Hawk.... post em... I love seeing shiat like that!!!!
RIPPIN
RIPPIN heres another
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29-09-2004, 09:45 AM
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my dad's an ornithologist (bird keeper) and whilst sparrowhawks have a nasty habbit of trying to eat his expensive and rare birds, he will still sit there and watch if one appears as its so rare to see them about!
bit like kestrels, how many of them do you see nowadays? they used to be everywhere!
bit like kestrels, how many of them do you see nowadays? they used to be everywhere!
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why the hell would you kill it , sad sad people who have suggested it
just do some research on it and beware birds of prey are clever , but tbh i dont think youll get rid of it now as its easy food
just do some research on it and beware birds of prey are clever , but tbh i dont think youll get rid of it now as its easy food
29-09-2004, 09:48 AM
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sparrow hawks are actually increasing in numbers due to less use of pesticides in the food chain. it is illegal to kill them but at the end of the day its only doing what its supposed to do EAT SPARROWS hence the name sparrow hawk
29-09-2004, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by nomad
i think its got a taste for free range corn fed spuggies. if it has one tomorrow it will be in trouble. its getting very cocky, it sits on the fence shouting
"come on if you think your hard enough"
"come on if you think your hard enough"
29-09-2004, 11:19 AM
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Things like sparrow hawks facinate me to be honest. I think it wouldn't be wise to try and hurt the little fecker, you'd probably be in some shit with some agency somewhere if they found out.
Let nature take its course or buy something to scare it off.
I've got 2 cats so any bird of an kind that comes into our garden is instant kittikat
Let nature take its course or buy something to scare it off.
I've got 2 cats so any bird of an kind that comes into our garden is instant kittikat
29-09-2004, 12:24 PM
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put a big net over your house and garden, if the holes are big enuff it will be a sanctury
u could charge admission
if teh hawk is clever he would wait til they come out
i think it would show u have dont your best
u could charge admission
if teh hawk is clever he would wait til they come out
i think it would show u have dont your best
29-09-2004, 01:16 PM
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wife went out to get a big owl or bird of prey to scare it off,
she came back with some plants
thats B&Q for ya, playing musaak, you end up in a trance and forget what you went for,
if its illegal to shoot it then i wont, i wouldnt kill it if it only came for lunch every once in a while,
paintball sounds rather tempting tho.
cheers nomad
she came back with some plants
thats B&Q for ya, playing musaak, you end up in a trance and forget what you went for,
if its illegal to shoot it then i wont, i wouldnt kill it if it only came for lunch every once in a while,
paintball sounds rather tempting tho.
cheers nomad
30-09-2004, 08:51 PM
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