Hawks

The larger female hawks like the Red Tail, Ferruginous, Harris's, and so forth could probably do it if they wanted to, but it is doubtful that they can carry away more than 7 or 8 pounds. In any event, hawks usually stun or kill their prey and eat it on the spot without flying away.

Absolutely. If the hawk is hungry enough, it will go after a pet. Wildlife is becoming increasing comfortable around people (we keep expanding into their habitat) so there is a great chance a hawk would attack small pets near a house.

Hawks have considerable strength, and their talons make them even more dangerous to pets. If you have even just one hawk near your home, don't ever leave your pet, such as a cat or small breed dog, outside unattended.

Hawks have been known to swoop down and snatch up small pets in a matter of mere seconds. Once the hawk has your pet, there is nothing you can do, so always keep an eye out for them.

females weigh 16 onuces but 18 ounces during nesting season. males weigh 14 onuces.

No. A baby deer is called a fawn.

34 Chromosomes

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_number_of_chromosomes_of_various_organisms


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Technically yes it could however it would take a very long time for the deer to become deceased. For the hawk to kill the deer it would have to rip and tear at the deer until it bleeds out.

So the answer is yes but a very unlikely situation.

Typically, hawks eat small animals such as skunks, squirrels, frogs rabbits, mice, hares and even small birds. I suppose they COULD eat seeds but its not apart of their typical diet

One the hawk lays its eggs generally itll smash them all up, oull out the baby hawk, eat it and then go chill in its egg shells untill that mutha fuka aint sleepy no mo.

When I was 17 a hawk flew into my backyard, (this had never happened previously) landed on a unusual, hard to reach perch and looked me in the eye. This was the moment that I decided to change my major in college (more importantly, I was verbalizing this to my lifelong music teacher) from Jazz Studies to Economics - a very profound and life altering decision for me in my life (I am now in my late 20's and at the time was practicing 8 hrs a day). The next week my music teacher brought me lots of literature on Native American animal symbolism, all of which pointed to one conclusion - this decision was an important one. It took me most of the next decade to understand what that day meant but I now believe that hawks (a bird with amazing VISION and PERSPECTIVE) appear to help you realize that an important, and to me, highly intelligent (and perhaps clairvoyant) decision has been made. . .

The Red-tailed Hawk ranges throughout North America to the central Alaska and northern Canada, and south as far as the mountains of Panama. Although not truly migratory, they do adjust seasonally to areas of the most abundant prey. In winter many of the northern birds move south. http://www.desertusa.com/aug96/du_hawk.html

Almost everything a red tailed hawk does can be considered as hunting behavior. These hawks fly high in search of food or perch on the tops of trees and very tall poles watching for possible prey. When prey is spotted, the hawks swoop down rapidly, quickly grabbing the rabbit or other unlucky creature in its talons.

Yes, it absolutely can mean the same thing. A pilgrim is a traveler who is on a journey to a holy place, but when people speak of pilgrims they are mainly referring to the early settlers of Plymouth, Mass, U.S.

Peregrine originally meant someone who was from abroad, a traveler or a "pilgrim". Normally when you hear someone speak of a peregrine today, they are referring to the Peregrine Falcon, a bird of prey.

Opinions vary on what birds should be considered Raptors (Birds of Prey) and which birds shouldn't. Many people consider vultures to be Raptors because they are carnivores and although they are scavengers most of the time, when they do catch live prey, they catch the prey with their talons. Others argue that true Raptors are predatory (meaning they primarily hunt their food) and since vultures are primarily scavengers, they should not be included as Raptors. Unfortunately, ornithologists (scientists who study birds) have not come to a consensus on this point.

So, if you count condors and other vultures as Raptors:

In terms of weight, length, etc., the Andean Condor is the heaviest and has the broadest wingspan while the California Condor is the longest.

If you don't count condors and other vultures as Raptors:

The largest birds of prey are eagles in all aspects. They are true predators, although they will readily feast on a fresh carcass. The Stellar's Eagle is the heaviest, the Phillipine eagle is the largest in terms of physical dimension, and Harpy's are the bulkiest.

i think so, not so sure, who would ever ask this question anyways?

The type of claw, such as the ones on an eagle are called "Talons".

Ravens will discourage hawks from hanging around a specific area, because ravens, being territorial, will attack them. Sure, the hawk is much more powerful than a raven with its sharp beak, streamlined wing feathers and razor talons, but ravens work in teams, while hawks do not - so the hawk is easily outnumbered.

Some species of aggressive owls can also do the same job as ravens. Owls too have a sharp beak and razor talons, like the hawk, and they also have feathers designed to make them silent in flight enabling them to sneak up on other creatures, but they usually only bother moving at night. The Great Horned Owl is a well known hawk predator, they will approach the hawk from behind or above, using their silent flight skills, then swoop down, clutch the hawk in its razor talons and either bash the hawk's skull with its beak or rip into the hawks throat with the sharp tip of their beak. Anything that attempts to escape from the talons of an owl will just be shredded by the razor talons. Not a lot of people realise how fierce a hunter the owl actually is.

If you don't wish to cause distress to the hawk or would rather not be swamped by ravens or owls, you could invest in an electric owl lamp. These are owls that light up so they can be seen from the sky, acting as a sort of scarecrow.

Only problem is that once the hawks test the owl and realise it's fake, they'll begin ignoring it, again just like an ordinary scarecrow.

If you are trying to protect animals in your yard from hawks, you can use anti-bird netting. This will prevent the hawks from landing and will protect the animals in the yard enclosure.

A trained guard dog will also work. It's best to invest in a dog that was actually bred for hunting birds, since it is already in their genetics to seek them out. Such as German Shorthaired Pointers, Brittany Pointers, English Pointers and Golden Retrievers.

Make sure bird feeders are under a canopy or somewhere out of direct "bird view" sight. Smaller birds who the feeders are intended for will still spot the feeders and tell their mates where they are, but a predatory bird like a hawk will miss them. If there are less visible prey in your yard then hawks won't bother coming by.

In many places it is illegal to shoot the hawk or set up traps for it, because they may be a protected species. However, a person cannot be blamed for the actions of another animal against a hawk as long as the person didn't actively encourage the animal to go for the hawk.

Yes, they are, because they eat seeds which (obviously) come from plants.

The Cooper's hawk is an accipiter, a bird that eats mainly other birds. Found in forests and woodlots, the Cooper's hawk has a long tail and short, rounded wings. This makes it very adept in flight as it pursues its prey.

The term "hawk" is not a scientific or taxonomic designation of a single bird, but is more of a common word used to refer to many different birds, perhaps as many as 200 different species. The true hawks alone comprise 48 species.

It would be best if you would rephrase the question to refer to a specific species or a type of "hawk" indigenous to a particular area.

In any case, one member of the broader "hawk" family that did face extinction 30 to 40 years ago is the peregrine falcon. The widespread use of the pesticide, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) in the 70's, caused this birds eggs to be thin-shelled and unable to support life. DDT was permanently banned from use.

Fortunately, a number of falcons had been captured for breeding, most notably at the University of Guelph in southern Ontario, and today this beautiful and majestic bird thrives, not only in Ontario but in many US states and also in Mexico.

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Hawks are found in nearly every environment. There are hawks in forests, on plains and grasslands, even artic tundra. They are the dominate species of diurnal birds of prey. Hawks are among the most adaptable families of birds in the world.

If by hunter, you mean sandwhich maker, then it's the female.

Yes it does eat a weasels. almost more then 30% of weasels are eaten by indeed hawks. hope that helps!

it uses its talons to grab the prey then the beak to tear the meat apart