Weldon Wallick wrote:
Have your friends actually seen a hawk do this?

On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 01:40:35 GMT, "Just Me \"Koi\""
wrote:


If I may interject! Here in Rancho Cucamonga, California, my pond friends
have indeed lost fish to red tail hawks! They will swoop down from a low
perch and pick out your fish!


A few week ago my wife was scared by, I assume, since I didn't see it,
this hawk. It came swooping through the yard screaming.

About a year ago, we looked out our sliding door and saw the hawk
perched on a limb about ten feet from the patio screen.

Needless to say, it didn't get a "warm" welcome.

We have Ospreys all around here, Central Florida. I can't picture one
of them diving into my pond. Also there are lakes all around too.

I guess "ponding" is about occasionally losing some fish ;(

They "only" cost four bucks apiece. And Slocum's has lots more.

But still, it's the "principle of the thing". And one of them was my
"favorite" fish.

WLW



We've had hawks and falcons in our yard very often. They
usually come to snatch a dove or other bird at the feeders.
I even had a hawk bath in my pond. None have ever gone
after a fish.

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Bonnie
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