Re: OT - bird drama

Go Jesse-  You are my hero!
Theresa

Jesse Bell wrote:
> Wow...last night we rescued a Coopers Hawk:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper's_Hawk
>
> One of our daughter's is a police dispatcher and got a call from a lady
> saying a hawk was in her back yard, injured, and she didn't know what to
> do.  So, daughter called us.  Looks like it was hit by a car - bad enough
> that it stunned him, and then while he was trying to recoup, something got a
> hold of his wing and broke it...two puncture marks. I guess it was tough
> enough to fight off whatever was trying to eat him.  The break was not bad
> and it's fixable.  One eye is bloody, from the pressure of being hit, but
> still working and it will be O.K. again, eventually.  Poor guy......when he
> gets better we'll release him back where he was.  Such a beautiful bird.  I
> just love them.
>
>
> On 9/29/08, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
>   
>> Our heroes!
>>
>> Kitty
>> neIN, Zone 5
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 8:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - bird drama
>>
>>
>> It took another 15 minutes but he finally got fed up and took off out
>>     
>>> toward
>>> the highway.  The blue jays came back and looked pleased w/ themselves.  I
>>> filled up their peanut dish as a reward for saving my whole flock over
>>> here.  I just wish y'all could have seen it.  It was really something!
>>>
>>> On 9/29/08, Judy Browning <judylee@lewiston.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Great story Pam
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 3:33 PM
>>>> Subject: [CHAT] OT - bird drama
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  There was a big red tailed hawk in my yard.  I was coming around the
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> corner
>>>>> out back when a bird went by me w/ the hawk in hot pursuit.  I stopped
>>>>> dead
>>>>> in my tracks and he veered off and flew into the big tree in the back
>>>>> corner
>>>>> of the yard.  That's the tree where my two pair of blue jays nest. Well,
>>>>> they started yelling at him and two of them dive bombed him from behind,
>>>>> hitting him in the back and the back of the head.  They kept at it until
>>>>> he
>>>>> flew off.  He made a beeline across the street to one of Pat's trees and
>>>>> all
>>>>> four of them followed him over there and now they are doing the same
>>>>> thing
>>>>> across the street.  It's noisy but hilarious.  They're gonna drive him
>>>>> out
>>>>> of the neighborhood if it's the last thing they do.  Talk about
>>>>> fearless!
>>>>> That would have made a great video.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Pam Evans
>>>>> Kemp TX
>>>>> zone 8A
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