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andree dubreuil
Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada
I heard the shrieks of a bird in my yard and got there just in time.. a black bird fled to the Shelter of a rose rod iron cone.. but the problem was the hawk was hanging on to the black birds leg and the black bird had enough space that he just got out of the cone the hawk would not let go and thus got stuck in the cone and would not at all let go of the black bird’s leg. I just had to unclaw the hawk`s talons, release the black bird, and uncover the cone, and release the hawk. Both unharmed, after examination, both flew away. The other pictures were submitted to Bird Studies, and the black bird was really upset before the release. safely verified for injuries.
Real branch brush piles in winter offer a safe haven, but this hawk chased a black bird and was caught within the iron cage. I was fortunate enough to catch the hawk as he hung on the leg of a black bird, and as he did, he ventured and the Following pictures, Both birds were saved. and the Following was one in which the hawk followed the black bird and, I remind you, he would not let go. Both birds were safely released and unharmed.
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The IMPORTANCE OF BRUSH PILES..AND GETTING RID OF.ROSE CONES, ROD IRON STRUCTURES, AND ANY OTHER PERMANENT IRON WORKS.. MAY SAVE LIVES..
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