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

Robin,

Agree that the silhouettes look a red tail, so might as well go on that 
basis since the red tail is the biggest likely possibility.  The common fair 
of red tailed hawks consists of mice, squirrels, rats and other rodents, 
snakes, frogs, birds (including poultry and game birds), insects, and some 
road kill. It has been known, on occasion, to take skunks, raccoons, prairie 
dogs, woodchucks and even porcupines.  I have read one account in which an 
attempt at a full-grown tomcat ended in a draw.   I would surmise that a 10 
lb dog is an unlikely, but not impossible, target.  Believe the presence of 
a human "close by" would be a sufficient deterrant.  If the dogs are let out 
at night, however, the presence of a great-horned owl would pose a more 
substantial threat.

Bob Reilly

----- 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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