Shot 3 spur wings from the house when I got home from work today and the hawks got them before I could go and clean them up.
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Shot 3 spur wings from the house when I got home from work today and the hawks got them before I could go and clean them up.
Swamp harrier | New Zealand Birds OnlineQuote:
Originally Posted by Russian 22.
When I was a student used my .177 break barrel springer air rifle to shoot chewed wads of tissue at flies. Had to use iron sights because of the bore/sight axis, but I digress. It was as if they had never been there, probably the wad had some clean-up effect on the walls / windows immediately after. Pondering that, I might have inhaled some aerosolised fly innards..
I was showing a nest to some workmates earlier this week, and a woman from Uruguay said they have a very similar bird that it their national bird and on their rugby teams logo, she thought it was strange how the Uruguayan people love them and Kiwis hate them for the way they behave.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
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Just knocked these two off from me Dads deck at around 175 yards. Brother said I'll buy that if your selling :thumbsup:
Nice to be home and shoot stuff from the door once more.:thumbsup:
DOC reckons there's only a Handful of Falcons left? I'll take a chance and shoot it if there are so few, odds in my favour?;)Quote:
Originally Posted by StrikerNZ
We have a native falcon around here, they are smaller and have a loud whistle when they fly around. Also quite a bit tamer, you can get near to it where the harriers take off as soon as they see you
Oh buy the way that's a .22wmr for all the poo poo ers :thumbsup:
No they're natives. Way more native than the spur wings. There are way more of them as they will eat road kill. Falcons only eat things they catch on the wing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marty Henry
I'd be right pissed if someone shot a falcon, they're my favourite bird by a country mile. Saw one take out three magpies that were trying to dive bomb it. Better than Top Gun!
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Jesus @Feather or Shoot that must have been a sight worth seeing :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Feather or Shoot
Arent we ALL?
It was amazing. On Mt Thomas in North Canterbury a few decades ago. Dropped em out of the sky one by one. Last one tried to hide in the bush, falcon chased it in, only the falcon came out. Man they sound bad ass when they're pissed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
@7mmwsm
Native= self introduced, can be found elsewhere
Endemic= evolved here/not found anywhere else
Introduced= someone brought it here
My understanding was that the hawks self introduced hundreds of years ago, like the pukeko.
Spur wings self introduced recently and so have native status. They had native protection for a few years until people realised they were annoying and removed it.
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How the F did the Pukeko get here? Can fly for shit
Mauis pocket used the feathers for fishin, geeze @Gibo
Mauis pocket used the feathers for fishin, geeze @Gibo
