One less mouse in the world

[cameraman]

I'm cleaning up the firewood pile in the backyard and I turn around just as a sharp-shinned hawk drops out of the sky like a stone and grabs a mouse about six feet in front of me. Startled the hell out of me. Much worse for the mouse though...

[trish]

Too bad you didn't have a camera handy.

[cameraman]

No hope for a picture. Didn't see or hear him coming, just a gray flash right in front of me, he nailed the mouse and was gone almost as fast as he arrived. He is a local bird, he spends the winter time picking off sparrows, finches and starlings at the bird feeders (kind of redefines the concept of a bird feeder) and also grabs any mice that stick their heads up.

What we really need around here is an eagle to clean out all the stray cats:irked:

[trish]

Is it legal to hunt cats?

[devilmaster]

damn. and here i was hopin for a story about mickey, vicodin, and a bottle of everclear.... ;)

[Methanolandbrats]

Is it legal to hunt cats?
No, and it's illegal to hunt rednecks too :(

[anait]

Yep, hawks have scared the crap out of me 100 ft away, the sound they make when they drop is amazing.

Although I'm a bit jumpy anyway...the first time a hummingbird buzzed me I dropped to the ground, it sounded like a gargantuan bumblebee. :D

[cameraman]

Is it legal to hunt cats?

Only if you are a golden eagle.

[Andrew Longman]

Last Spring I walked past my bird feeder to get the mail just as a Coopers Hawk picked a Goldfinch off the feeder. It was over fast but startled the crappis out out me.

[G.]

Birds of prey know they're cool.

:cool: