They are wonderful at controlling rabbits!  We went to watch ours up close 
one day...he was sitting in a tree...and he let us watch for a while, then 
flew over us and dropped his fresh catch...a red squirrel...right at our 
feet.  I've gotta believe it was done on purpose... sharing the bounty or 
something.  Otherwise, it was pure coincidence that he dropped it within 3 
feet of where we were standing in the driveway.

John Lee


At 01:28 PM 4/21/08 -0500, Ray Shahan wrote:
>My wife was getting upset because the rabbits kept munching off the tops
>of her flowers (they didn't eat, them just bit the flowers off).  I
>tried all manner of tricks (moth balls, rubber snakes), and even bought
>a trap to live-catch and release.  Nothing was working until one day,
>mother nature took over - a hawk got two of them in one day - fur was
>all over the front yard.
>
>Have not had a problem since!
>
>
>
>8-)
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>Behalf Of John Lee
>Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 1:18 PM
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>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: The first robin of spring and she's not
>happy
>
>We have a hawk that hunts our yard.  It's amazing to see how quiet it
>gets
>when he/she is around.  ALL activity ceases...absolutely every living
>creature smaller than a cat is hidden, except the crows.  They dive bomb
>it
>and make a huge racket, and it eventually leaves.
>
>John Lee
>
>
>
>At 12:32 PM 4/21/08 -0500, Matthew Perdue wrote:
> >Quoting [log in to unmask]:
> >
> >There does seem to be a proliferation of wild life that we just didn't
>see
> >in town before. Raccoons, hawks and deer to mention a few. Coyotes seem
>to
> >be getting more numerous in the country side also.
> >----------
> >I can attest to the increase in bird, raccoon and especially deer
> >populations in my area, which is for tax purposes "rural, agricultural"
>and
> >has been farmed since at least the 1940's. The overall immediate area
>around
> >my house is probably 1,000 acres with some use changing to residential
> >development outside that radius. Perhaps the residential development is
> >causing the wildlife populations to relocate and become more dense.
> >
> >As far as the deer are concerned, it's a constant battle between me and
>the
> >deer as to who gets my roses - they seem to delight in eating new leaf
> >growth. I call them "mouths with hooves." Their "trimming" of new leaf
> >growth sends the plant into shock, and has eventually killed more than
>a
> >few.
> >
> >Once when putting out more seed for the birds, the little "messenger"
>was
> >chirping up a storm on a branch near me, until it heard a couple of
>hawks
> >make their call about 100' above us. The little fellow instantly
>stopped
> >chirping, looked around, silently moved to another branch, decided he
>had to
> >change position again and remained silent for at least 15 minutes while
>I
> >was outside. It was interesting to note his reaction to another bird's
> >communication.
> >
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