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Mesquite, NV on Aug 03, 2012

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My Favorite Hunter...

This is Ezmeralda...Her and her Mate Edward Hang out in our Yard Alot...They Hunt at The River and Then Just Come out Here to Hang out...We Have caught Her Bathing in The Pond Before.Edward Usually Hangs out in the Trees.She is The only one that Hangs out with Me...

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Trish M Mesquite, NV

Dee W. They Nest in The Mts. about 2mls. from our House... up the Hill...@Sherrie S. My Yard is Very Small...I Just have a Great yard in the middle of No Where....If you Have a Circling Hawk...It Is Quite Possibly a female...They do Most of The Hunting...@Susan S. LOL My Boyfriend Jack sz I Have The BEST Pets in the World...We Don't have to Feed Them ..LOL And Everybody Wants One...LOL @ Becky...LOL I Still call it Capturing Them On Film...Carry My Camera Constantly...

on Aug 04, 2012 · Like 1
Marg C Middletown, NY

I love hawks but my chickens don't :) My daughter has 3 that glide over her house and it's awsome sitting with her having coffee and watching them! Thanks Trish :)

on Aug 04, 2012 · Like 1
Hometipster.com Columbus, MS

I love hawks. When I lived in the UK we had Barn Owls nesting near by and to watch them flying in the early morning light was just magical. Thanks for sharing Trish :)

on Aug 04, 2012 · Like 3
Jeanette S Atlanta, GA

We live just north of I-285 in Atlanta and we still have so many wild animals. I would love to have a couple of hawks to keep down some of the more pesty types. I know they won't scare away deer but I sure wish I knew how toscare them away! They trample down and eat my flowers. It is embarassing! They eat the red and other dark colored flowers, leaving the white ones. It makes for an awful looking yard!

on Aug 04, 2012 · Like 1
Becky Blair, NE

I carry my camera everywhere too Trish. I recently got a small one so it would fit better in my purse. I'm not one to carry a large purse because of a neck (just muscle but still hurts terribly) injury.

on Aug 04, 2012 · Like 0
Jeanette S Atlanta, GA

This is not an advertisement, but just a tip! For those who like to carry everything in their purse they might need...like the tape measurer I have in my purse...you might want to look into getting an "Ameribag" (google it). I have the large black leather one and mine weighs almost 5 lbs, but when it goes on my shoulder, I almost do not know it is there. I took it to a shoe repair shop and had him take the folds out of the strap where it could be adjusted so as to make the strap longer ...»
so I could sling it across my chest when shopping. In addition to all my regular stuff, I have even carried a book and a pair of shoes in mine at the same time.

on Aug 05, 2012 · Like 0
Vicki Smyrna, GA

awesome! a few summers ago i was standing by sun room to collect seeds from blazing star flowers and i noticed a flying shadow over my head thinking it was a dove. i looked up and saw red tail hawk sitting on edge of the sun room. i was shocked to see it so close above me like 2 feet! it's head turned around to look down and saw me. i could see it jumping like it was surprised to see me there and it flew away right away. i was like awesome but sure glad it did not land on my shoulder ...»
because of it's very sharp talons that could pierce my skin. too bad i did not have my camera to take that pix. naturally, i never forget this encounter. haha

on Aug 05, 2012 · Like 3
Becky Blair, NE

Thanks Jeanette. I'll have to remember to check them out next time I'm in Omaha. There's six stores that carry them one not far from where we live. I used to only wear purses with long straps so I could place the strap across my chest, but it became harder to find one with the right pockets to suit my needs. I've been saying for years I was going to get into the purse designing business. Never have though.

on Aug 05, 2012 · Like 1
Trish M Mesquite, NV

Vicki...Ezmeralda and Edward Hang around our Neighborhood...Cuz...We are a block from the river.I Usually get visits from Her when I'm Covered in Mud in the Garden...and my Camera is inside..LOL This Time she came looking for me and I was In The House...So She Let Her Presence Be Known By Banging on the window till I Acknowledged her...Have No Idea Why She Likes Me...I Have Never Fed her...But if She Doesn't see me when she visits...She Makes a Ruckus until I Come outside...Then she just ...»
sits there and Hangs out...Funny as Hell..We have Been Hang out Buddy's for 3 yrs Now...

on Aug 05, 2012 · Like 1
Becky Blair, NE

Isn't that crazy about how she gets your attention Trish?

on Aug 06, 2012 · Like 0
Marg C Middletown, NY

hahaha! Just looked at the pictures again and #4 cracks me up! She's downright serious and wants to see you! You are SO LUCKY! are you going to start feeding her and Edward? what would you feed them anyway?

on Aug 06, 2012 · Like 0
Susan S Fredericksburg, VA

Now that's pretty darned cool to have a hawk that like's your company!! Aren't you just special??? Actually, though, if you go by a pet store and get a box of meal worms she'd probably love you even more. We were able to entice our bluebirds to come to our deck railing and eventually on the deck to retrieve worms out of a plastic lid!!!

on Aug 06, 2012 · Like 1
Becky Blair, NE

Worms are much better than what I was thinking Susan. Mice! Not that I want to touch worms either.
We, actually I was the "lucky" one, found two dried up mice in large bottles when cleaning out our garage Saturday. They each climbed in different bottles and couldn't get out. My hubby said we found a new mouse trap. Um, not really. I wouldn't do that to them on purpose even if I hate the critters after what they did in our basement the first year we lived here and my hubby didn't believe ...»
we had mice in the basement until I found one in the kitchen and let out a blood curdling scream. I mean... new construction surrounded by corn fields? Did he really think we'd get by without mice? Our precious Max cat, though a awesome hunter, never touched the three mice that got inside our last home and by now was fifteen years old. I figured he thought they were pets like the geckos the kids had for awhile. He loved watching them (scared the heck out of the geckos) but he never tried to harm them.
Trish, I bet you don't have any mice around your home thanks to these hawks!

on Aug 06, 2012 · Like 0
Trish M Mesquite, NV

Not Sure I wanna Feed Them...I Don't want them to Visit Because Of Treats...I want Them To Remain Wild Hunters...And Just Visit For The Company.We Have NO Mice..LOL But She Does Scare The Heck out of a Neighbor Cat Now and Then...She Lets out a Screech and That Cat Looses his hair and runs Like He's On Fire...LOL Great Security for Garden Predators...I Swear I can See her Smile When She Scares The Cat...LOL

on Aug 06, 2012 · Like 4
Susan S Fredericksburg, VA

A hawk w/a sense of humor!! Scaring the neighbors cat is probably how she gets her jollies!!

on Aug 06, 2012 · Like 1
Becky Blair, NE

Even as much as I love cats I had to laugh at the visual I got of the hawk smiling when it scares the cat.

on Aug 06, 2012 · Like 0
Marg C Middletown, NY

hahahaha! love it!

on Aug 07, 2012 · Like 0
Trish M Mesquite, NV

My Pets!!
on Aug 08, 2012 · Like 0
Becky Blair, NE

Well hello there Edward! What a beautiful guy he is too!

on Aug 08, 2012 · Like 1
Susan S Fredericksburg, VA

Oh you lucky duck you!!! I still say you should get them some meal worms - just as a special treat once in a while! An occasional morsel won't take away their natural predatory nature!!

on Aug 08, 2012 · Like 1
Marg C Middletown, NY

I have to agree with you Susan.

on Aug 09, 2012 · Like 0
Trish M Mesquite, NV

I feed Grape Jelly Covered Meal Worms to The Oriels Now!!...LOL..I Guess it wouldn't Hurt To Leave a Few out For The Hawks..Just Not Sure How To Do It..LOL without the other Birds eating Them first.My Boyfriend Sz Do It...And The Hawks will eat The Birds eating the worms..LOL He Sz The Hawks will Get a 2 for 1 deal...LOL

on Aug 09, 2012 · Like 1
Becky Blair, NE

LOL That sounds like a guy for ya. LOL

on Aug 09, 2012 · Like 0
Susan S Fredericksburg, VA

Grape jelly on meal worms - YUMMO!! So you have to set up a cam corder. Get your boyfriend to build a ledge or shelf and attach it to the fence where Edward like to land and put the meal worms in there. The ledge is so they won't crawl off of it!! When we feed our blue birds we had to put them in a lid w/a lip but still had to keep an eye on them. Those things are pretty good escape artists!!

on Aug 09, 2012 · Like 3
Marg C Middletown, NY

he'll know they come from you with love :)

on Aug 10, 2012 · Like 0