[va-richmond-general] Re: Fw: Hawk Pictures

Hi,

  I took the liberty of enhancing the cropped picture of this hawk. From
what I can tell it is a Red Tail Hawk. I am not sure if it would attack a
dog or other small pet or not. They usually feed on other birds or small
rodents. I am going to do a little research tonight just to be sure though.
I would think that your presence would deter the hawk from snatching
anything that he may be preying upon. Below is a link to the enhanced image.

      http://tinyurl.com/6632g

                Johnny


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robin Ruth" <robin.ruth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 10:16 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Fw: Hawk Pictures


> This person contacted the RAS website for information regarding a hawk
that he sighted in his neighborhood.  Could anyone hazard a guess as to what
kind of hawk this might be?  Unfortunately all photos are basically
silouhettes.  Would anyone know if he needs to worry about a hawk going
after a 10 - 17 lb. dog or if his presence in the yard at the same time as
the dog would be a deterrent?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: matthewzd@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: Robin Ruth
> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 2:21 PM
> Subject: Re:
>
>
> Hi, Robin:
>
> Here are links to two pictures I took Sunday morning.
>
> http://members.aol.com/jedimoderator/hawk1.jpg  This one I zoomed in as
best I could.  The bird is at least 30-40 feet up.
>
> http://members.aol.com/jedimoderator/hawk2.jpg  This one is cropped from
the first one.  Unfortunately I couldn't get very good detail but it does
show the profile of the bird's head.
>
> http://members.aol.com/jedimoderator/hawk3.jpg  This is another wider
shot.
>
> http://members.aol.com/jedimoderator/hawk4.jpg  This is cropped from the
third one and zoomed in, and shows the bird's outline a little better.
Unfortunately in all the pictures the bird seemed to be facing away.  That
combined with the cloudy day and the tree limbs obscuring things made
getting a really clear shot difficult.
>
> One concern my wife and I have is that we have small dogs, from 10 to 17
lbs., and we've heard the occasional reports of hawks and other birds of
prey going after small pets.  Would my presence in the back yard when
they're out be enough of a deterrent to a hawk?
>
> Thanks for getting back to me and thanks for your help.
>
> Matthew Davis
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