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  • From: "John D'hondt" <dhondt@eircom.net>
  • To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Hawk attacks guinea 10 feet from me in broaddaylight.
  • Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 23:51:55 -0000


Free range guinea fowl have a life expectancy here of a few weeks thanks to our large fox population. The hens like to hatch outside and on the ground. Never known one to last more than two nights. Great pity.
John in West Cork, Ireland

Several years ago we got a huge batch of guineas and raised them. Within a
year they had become feral and wander around our little town of West Lima,
into everyone's yards. (The town is about 15 houses, 10 blocks.) I used
to be really worried that we'd alienate the neighbors even more but after
checking in with a bunch of the neighbors that actually talk to me, found
out that everyone likes them and would like to have more running around
town, knowing how many insects and ticks they clean up.


On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 6:10 PM, Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>wrote:

Two days ago I was washing off a concrete slab with my garden hose with
power nozzle. Some serious action begins to unfold ten feet to my left. A
huge hawk swooped down right beside and from behind me onto my guinea fowl
clutching at it with its talons trying to get a grip and fly off with it. I
quickly pointed the water jet at the bird who after a minute or so finally,
reluctantly, let go of the guinea unharmed. This bird was huge, giant
wingspan. Looked like an eagle. I think it was not an owl as its head was
elongated with big beak but it stared at me like an owl. It was really
stunned by the water jet and just stood around doing nothing but spreading
its wings and being generally defensive. At one point it appeared to be
shivering from the cold as it was wet by the time I had freed the guinea. I
took a long pole and gradually lifted it in increments out to a field where
it flew away after an hour or so. I was worried that it might fly at me
with talons extended so I was careful with it. Experience with copperheads,
wasps, yellowjackets has taught me how to deal with risky wildlife but I do
not take chances. Amazing thing that was. Was it a hawk or an owl? I have
both on my property, maybe two kinds of owls and the small and the large
hawk, also plenty of crows, vultures, geese, blue herons and many different
kinds of song and foraging small birds in season.
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