Sparrow hawk.

[paulus 26]

1 hour ago, Elchapo said:

He wants be carefully if he's got nosey neighbours,  I'm biased as I love birds of prey kept birds of prey and will be doing again in the future , however I had a bird aviary wich canary and finches in and didn't have 1 attack but I put that down to me having my own birds of prey peged out in the garden on the lawn infront of the aviary , I wouldn't kill any bird of prey but my old man on the other hand hates them with a passion due to him been a pigeon racer , he would have them all dead if it was his way so I can understand lads not liking them when there killing there pride and joy...me personally I'd just live with it 

Everything we do involves risk, Slipping the lurcher. entering a ferret, Flying a BOP, Things happen that are out of our control. all you can do is try to minimise the risk but what is going to happen, generally happens, I have had dogs killed running quarry, Dogs killed digging to quarry, Ferrets lost to badger and suffocated in stop ends. BOP electrocuted on powerlines, You get the idea, Its the nature of the beast and as you say, Just live with it,  

[Bangersanmash 2,884]

2 hours ago, paddyluke said:

double mesh

Doesn't matter if you've double mesh the finches will still bounce off the mesh. My pal had a siberian goldfinches rip its full mouth off nearly due to smashing into mesh. They just go scatty 

[paulus 26]

23 hours ago, Bangersanmash said:

Doesn't matter if you've double mesh the finches will still bounce off the mesh. My pal had a siberian goldfinches rip its full mouth off nearly due to smashing into mesh. They just go scatty 

The problem is. Most birds put into outdoor aviaries have never experienced predators. Wild birds deal with the threat everyday and just see it as a part of how they live, If the colony in the aviary is left to breed, than as each generation is hatched, the problem with Predators becomes normal to them, To quote an example, Years ago a bloke who lived a couple of doors away had an aviary full of cockatiels, Cockatiels doing what they do best, chewed threw and escaped. around 20 of them, The sparrow hawks had a field day, Not because they stood out as unusual but because they were unused to predators, Now if you take the ring necked parakeets down south. they have become wise to the predators and are now flourishing rightly or wrongly. 

To balance this out, i once had a pair of sparrow hawks breeding in an enclosed aviary. She laid 5 fertile eggs that never hatched. Chicks died in the shells, due to, I believe cats on the roof of the enclosure keeping the female off the nest, . 

[gnasher16 30,121]

On 24/04/2024 at 18:07, paddyluke said:

double mesh

Brick wall ?

Spar/Cat/Fox if its causing problems on my property its fair game sorry.

[paddyluke 784]

10 minutes ago, gnasher16 said:

Brick wall ?

Spar/Cat/Fox if its causing problems on my property its fair game sorry.

good idea,try the brick wall

[j j m 6,539]

sorry but do not agree with killing any bird of prey

[Bangersanmash 2,884]

On 29/04/2024 at 14:03, j j m said:

sorry but do not agree with killing any bird of prey

So much beauty such a waste they play a big part... Cats kill more wild finches & birds than sparrow hawks. Cats kill for fun sparrow hawks kill to survive 

[Aussie Whip 4,099]

I don't agree with killing any native birds. Even if you do kill them they will be replaced when the others realize there is an open territory for them. If I saw anyone shoot a wedge tailed eagle over here they'd better watch out.