Wow, that's digging back in the mental archives. "I'm sending Jim down to the kill site, to see if he can pry the pigeon from the deadly talons of the bird of prey, so we can analyze the hawk's technique."
I lived in a desert town in NM for two years for work, had a decent backyard at my rental, put up a couple feeders. Had an insane amount of birds of all kinds. Including a variety of hawks and American kestrels. The birds of prey were making up to three kills a day that I could see. Eventually I realize I wasn't feeding the backyard birds; I was feeding the hawks.
I mean don't get me wrong, I thought it was awesome, I just had some concern they might get one of the cool/rarer birds that I was getting, like a cactus wren or a pyrrhuloxia.
gronzilla
Oh, "birdfeeder" gets a new meaning for me
Detoc
"She loves me, she loves me not, she loves me....."
Goodmerlinpeen
The cat under the trampoline
Snooj
I'm guessing someone found a pile of feathers in their back yard and decided to look at the security footage.
SteveTheEgg
One day the hawk comes for us all.
OhIfIMust
Accipiters are UNBELIEVABLY nimble.
Jaqdakloun
Well, the murder birb was quick, the lunch birb, not so much.
originalhuman
Hawks have to eat too
motherducker78
There is a small bird that lands on the feeder, and stays there. Is it hiding??
deadtedw
WTF? I come here for fun not death. Hope you get banned.
Swinesight
If that was my house as a kid I’d definitely jump the fence onto to trampoline to come home everyday
datphone777365
WAAAAAAAAAN PAAAAAANCH!
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EscalatorCongestion
affectonately known as "The Sharpie." The Sharp-shinned Hawk is a small bird-hunting Accipiter... Famous for its in-flight kills (interceptor)
Becker37
We're lucky we're not on the menu
Vidikron
"Life comes at you fast..." - Ferris Birdueller
RenaissanceFaireMan
Killer Parrot.
ornamentaal
eggman989
Nature be brutal like that.
mrsparkle001
Nope. Don't want to see this when I'm browsing Imgur.
fknbastard
Are they kissing?
ID1746
Kiss of death
imyourrealdad
I like birbs
spitfires2000
One frame you're alive, the next frame your lunch.
Starlatan
YOUR TU TU
RetsejRetsej
And probably still alive for a short time.
OhIfIMust
"Remember Scrooge, time is short! And suddenly, you're not there anymore!"
spitfires2000
Oh shit... *You're! Goddammit!
pachyderm
lol
MAN9000
:(
OhIfIMust
"Fish gotta swim, birds gotta eat!"
oozabooza
i always updoot bi--- oh fuuuck
MadamPuddifoot
The little feathers flying everywhere! 😢
Snowman25
Upvote the post. It's a bird!
CardeasIV
Its two birds! Oh no its 3! Oh its two again! Oh its...its...1,8 birds now...
oozabooza
oh, i did!!!
TheLordFoxington
Still a bird.
oozabooza
a birb is a birb is a birb is a birb
choppedliveraldente
I was expecting a cat
VoidScreamer
I know he has to eat, nature etc, but :( I love pigeons.
OhIfIMust
So does Captain Blackadder. https://i.makeagif.com/media/4-28-2023/ZmeXR7.gif
lsakser
That's a Mutual of Omaha moment
Detoc
Wow, that's digging back in the mental archives. "I'm sending Jim down to the kill site, to see if he can pry the pigeon from the deadly talons of the bird of prey, so we can analyze the hawk's technique."
lsakser
Your Marlin Perkins imitation is spot on!
GRZMNKY
Cooper's hawks are my favorite Accipiter!
EscalatorCongestion
It's a Sharpie, not a Coop / Coops are twice the size of Shap shinned but have the same feather patterns
GRZMNKY
That's a Coop. It's larger than the pigeon. Sharps are the size of a blue Jay or kestrel and are smaller than pigeons.
EscalatorCongestion
lolz... a Cooper's wingspan is 36 inches... That's a Sharpie all day my friend
EscalatorCongestion
Actually, after further review, you might be right (Oops never mind) sorry
ButtscratchMcPherson
I lived in a desert town in NM for two years for work, had a decent backyard at my rental, put up a couple feeders. Had an insane amount of birds of all kinds. Including a variety of hawks and American kestrels. The birds of prey were making up to three kills a day that I could see. Eventually I realize I wasn't feeding the backyard birds; I was feeding the hawks.
howcansomeonepossiblyhavethesameweirdusernamealready
Years ago, I had a red tailed hawk that would routinely stake out my bird feeder. Circle of life, baby.
ProfessorMatt
It's the circle of life!
OhIfIMust
You were feeding both!
ButtscratchMcPherson
I eventually got a 42" planter saucer to use as a birdbath. The hawks loved it. They'd kill something, eat it, take a shit, take a bath, then leave.
OhIfIMust
Eats, shits, and leaves!
JesaraB
Are you saying they were not birds, in your backyard?
ButtscratchMcPherson
Not the birds that I set out to feed, no.
JesaraB
I acknowledge that part, but they were still birds in the backyard, having a meal lol
ButtscratchMcPherson
I mean don't get me wrong, I thought it was awesome, I just had some concern they might get one of the cool/rarer birds that I was getting, like a cactus wren or a pyrrhuloxia.
JesaraB
I've seen cactus wren, but desert cardinal, never seen one in person.
gablestout
Meanwhile, my back yard this morning...
Detoc
Ack, the hawk got your kids?!
gablestout
zoom in :)
tamm516
I'm going to need a red circle, please.
Detoc
bobcat?
gablestout
yup!