How do I tell a turkey vulture from a hawk when it is high in the sky?
2011年6月23日 · Okay, okay, I know this sounds a little (okay, a lot) stupid, but I can't tell the difference between a hawk and a turkey vulture if they reasonably far in the sky. Whenever I see a big dark bird flying around outside I quickly put my chickens inside their coop. If I am up close, I can easily see if it is a hawk or turkey vulture.
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2018年4月17日 · Buzzard's normally seem to float in the air whereas a hawk flies more in a straight line. And according to google: Buzzards actually float on updrafts of air . These updrafts are caused by the air being heated at ground level, and then it floats up in bubbles or pockets, forming ascending air currents or thermals. ..
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2017年3月26日 · I have an abundance of Turkey Vultures and in more than 50 years, they've never harmed a chicken or chick. Black Vultures, which I see occasionally, have been known to harm chickens but I've never had an attack by them. Red Shouldered Hawks also never attack my birds. The only attacks by aerial predators have been by an occasional Red Tailed Hawk.
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2013年1月6日 · Buzzard is an incorrect slang term for vultures) took your chicken. They just aren't built for that sort of thing. They don't have the muscles to carry a chicken, and don't have the feet to grasp. They're built to sit on top of a carcass and eat that before waddling away. It's most likely a hawk that's doing the killing.
How do I tell a turkey vulture from a hawk when it is high in the sky?
2011年10月3日 · A turkey vulture is a lot bigger than a hawk. But more importantly, the vulture does not hold it's wings straight out to the sides, but rather you will see the wings held out in a very broad, shallow V. The wing tips will be above the body. It is unmistakable. You can tell a turkey vulture right off, from a long ways away, because of this.
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2023年5月1日 · When Britons and europeans say "hawk" they mean an accipiter. A goshawk is the biggest one. Our most common "hawk" in the Americas is a red-tailed hawk. You'd call it a buzzard. A giant death buzzard as she is significantly bigger than a Common Buzzard, and her feet are comparatively huge -- she takes bigger prey.
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2017年6月19日 · A buzzard can be a vulture. Buzzard is one of those words that can mean different things to different people. Once again we are separated by a common language. My Kansas wife was absolutely convinced that a buzzard was a hawk. She got mad at me when I pulled out the dictionary and showed her buzzard could be either hawk or vulture.
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2015年4月23日 · Short shrubs or large leafed plants to hide under are helpful. Rooster alarm calls are useful and do save hens but not all the time. I have not had a hawk kill one of my birds in a long time. The last time I can remember was when I only had leghorns so over 5 years ago. I free range throughout the day during the spring, summer, and fall months ...
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2019年3月16日 · Some people have seen their rooster attack a hawk, often on the ground after the hawk has killed another chicken as was trying to eat it, but sometimes before the hen died. My roosters were more likely to try to lead the flock to safety if a threat was observed instead of staying behind to protect their rear as they fled.
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2010年6月21日 · So yesterday a Very small red tail hawk actually landed into my hen house yard. Mind you I keep a Black austrelorp, Barred rock, and RiR roo in with my hens I have 90 hens. (and 5 guineas that got tired of being slaughtered by wildlife in this hen house. the guinea's jumped the fence to get in and havent left since.)